lisp

Definition of Lisp in English :

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Noun

1. lisp

a speech defect that involves pronouncing s' like voiceless th' and z' like voiced th'

2. lisp, list-processing language

a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists

list-processing language

Verb

3. lisp

speak with a lisp

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lisp

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noun

1.

the articulation of s and z like or nearly like the th sounds in English thin and then respectively

2.

the habit or speech defect of pronouncing s and z in this manner

3.

the sound of a lisp in pronunciation

verb

4.

to use a lisp in the pronunciation of (speech)

5.

to speak or pronounce imperfectly or haltingly

noun

a high-level computer-programming language suitable for work in artificial intelligence

Lisp

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noun

a high-level computer language used esp. in artificial intelligence

verb intransitive

1.

to substitute the sounds ( (θ) ; t h) ) and (; ð) ; th) ) for the sounds of s and z, as in pronouncing sing as though it were thing

2.

to speak imperfectly or like a child

verb transitive

3.

to utter with a lisp or in an imperfect or childlike way

noun

4.

the act or speech defect of lisping

5.

the sound of lisping

Lisp

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n.

One of the first high-level programming languages, designed to handle complex data structures. It is widely used in artificial intelligence research.

n.

1. A speech defect or mannerism characterized by mispronunciation of the sounds (s) and (z) as (th) and (th).

2. A sound of or like a lisp: "The carpenter['s] ... plane whistles its wild ascending lisp" (Walt Whitman).

v. lisped, lisp·ing, lisps

v.intr.

1. To speak with a lisp.

2. To speak imperfectly, as a child does.

v.tr.

To pronounce with a lisp.

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