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mussitation.

Speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mʌsɪˈteɪʃn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmʌsɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/General-American
  1. Speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper.

    archaic · countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. A comatose patient's action of forming words with their lips without producing sound.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin mussitātiō (“soft noise made by dogs, or (Late Latin) people”) + English -ion (suffix denoting a condition or state). Mussitātiō is derived from mussitātus (“kept quiet; having been kept quiet; murmured, muttered; having been muttered”) (see further at mussitate) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs).

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