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[ sit-uh-siz-uhm ] / ˈsɪt əˌsɪz əm /
nounmechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech. Origin of psittacism1895–1900; <Latin psittac(us) parrot (see psittacosis) + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM psittacismpsit·ta·cis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby psittacismpsi particle, psi phenomenon, PSIS, psittacine, psittacinite, psittacism, psittacosis, PSK, Pskov, PSL, PSNI Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |