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单词 mussitant
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mussitantadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mussitant-, mussitāns, mussitāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin mussitant-, mussitāns, present participle of mussitāre mussitate v.; compare -ant suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
That mutters or murmurs; that speaks in an undertone.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > muttering or mumbling
mumblinga1450
fumbling1532
muttering1567
maffling1577
muffling1616
mussitant1678
mumbly1849
1678 H. More Let. 25 May 33 in J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) Wizzards..that speak with a querulous murmurant or mussitant voice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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