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Meaning of "sigmatism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIGMATISM

sigmatism  [ˈsɪɡməˌtɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGMATISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sigmatism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIGMATISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lisp

A lisp, also known as sigmatism, is a speech impediment in which a person cannot articulate sibilants. These misarticulations often result in unclear speech.

Definition of sigmatism in the English dictionary

The definition of sigmatism in the dictionary is a lisp; repetitive use of the letter s.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIGMATISM


astigmatism
əˈstɪɡməˌtɪzəm
automatism
ɔːˈtɒməˌtɪzəm
conservatism
kənˈsɜːvəˌtɪzəm
despotism
ˈdɛspəˌtɪzəm
egotism
ˈiːɡəˌtɪzəm
ergotism
ˈɜːɡəˌtɪzəm
erotism
ˈɛrəˌtɪzəm
exotism
ˈɛɡzəˌtɪzəm
hypnotism
ˈhɪpnəˌtɪzəm
metasomatism
ˌmɛtəˈsəʊməˌtɪzəm
nepotism
ˈnɛpəˌtɪzəm
patriotism
ˈpætrɪəˌtɪzəm
pragmatism
ˈpræɡməˌtɪzəm
prelatism
ˈprɛləˌtɪzəm
quietism
ˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm
rheumatism
ˈruːməˌtɪzəm
sabbatism
ˈsæbəˌtɪzəm
stigmatism
ˈstɪɡməˌtɪzəm
Suprematism
sʊˈprɛməˌtɪzəm
traumatism
ˈtrɔːməˌtɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGMATISM

sigillation
Sigismund
Sigismund II
sigla
sigloi
siglos
siglum
sigma
sigmate
sigmatic
sigmation
sigmatron
sigmoid
sigmoid colon
sigmoid flexure
sigmoidally
sigmoidectomy
sigmoidoscope
sigmoidoscopic
sigmoidoscopy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIGMATISM

achromatism
apochromatism
autism
bureaucratism
corporatism
defeatism
dichromatism
dogmatism
epigrammatism
homochromatism
magmatism
metachromatism
monochromatism
neo-conservatism
panchromatism
panspermatism
prostatism
schematism
separatism
statism
teratism

Synonyms and antonyms of sigmatism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sigmatism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGMATISM

Find out the translation of sigmatism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sigmatism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sigmatism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

的使用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sigmatism
570 millions of speakers

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sigmatism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sigmatism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السأسأة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sigmatism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sigmatism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sigmatism
260 millions of speakers

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sigmatism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sigmatisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sigmatismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sigmatism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sigmatism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sigmatisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sigmatism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sigmatism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिग्मेटिसम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sigmatism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sigmatism
65 millions of speakers

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sigmatism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sigmatism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sigmatism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sigmatism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sigmatism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sigmatism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sigmatism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sigmatism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGMATISM»

The term «sigmatism» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGMATISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sigmatism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGMATISM»

Discover the use of sigmatism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sigmatism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Diseases of the eye and disorders of speech in childhood
Sigmatism is always attributable to a wrong position of the tongue which is often occasioned by anomalies of the maxillary articulation. Lisping may assume different forms according to the position of the tongue, producing different kinds of  ...
Oscar Eversbusch, 1914
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The Diseases of Children: A Work for the Practising Physician
Sigmatism is always attributable to a wrong position of the tongue which is often occasioned by anomalies of the maxillary articulation. Lisping may assume different forms according to the position of the tongue, producing different kinds of  ...
Meinhard von Pfaundler, Arthur Schlossmann, Henry Larned Keith Shaw, 1914
3
American Journal of Philology
And also Q, 262 : apvuv r/A' cpiifxjv iitit The whole subject of sigmatism has simply been allowed to go by default, and no one has taken the trouble to trace its origin and verify its application. In the former paper it was shown that Euripides was ...
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Tenney Frank, 1909
4
Czech Historical Grammar
The comparative and superlative forms of the adjective have a distinctive, though imperfectly recorded declension which, like its Sanskrit counterpart, displays sigmatism (-/-) in all cases but the nom. and acc. sing. of the masculine and neuter.
Stuart Edward Mann, 1977
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Is Japanese Related to Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic?
Zetacism and Sigmatism in proto-Turkic. AOH 22.51-80. Tekin, Talat. 1975. Further Evidence for 'Zetacism' and 'Sigmatism'. Researches in Altaic Languages. 275-284. Tekin, Talat. 1979. Once more Zetacism and Sigmatism. CAJ 23.1 18- 137.
Martine Irma Robbeets, 2005
6
Basic Otorhinolaryngology: A Step-by-step Learning Guide
Dyslalia most commonly affects the sibilants, particularly the "s" sound-a condition known as sigmatism or lisping. The prefix "para" indicates the use of a substitute sound, while the prefix "a" denotes the absence of a sound (" asigmatism").
Rudolf Probst, Gerhard Grevers, Heinrich Iro, 2006
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The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
The effect, also known as sigmatism afterthe Greek letter sigma, is often exploited in poetry, as inLongfellow's lines Shipsthat passinthe night,and speak each other in passing; Onlya signal shown and adistant voice in the darkness See also ...
Chris Baldick, 2008
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Bibliography of the Essay on the Sublime: [Peri Ypsoys]
339. Otto, Paulus: v. N° 428, 1906. 340. Kallenberg, H.: v. N° 710, 1907. 341 . Kremer, E. : Ueber das rhetorische System des Dionys von Halicarnass. Diss. Strassburg, 1907 (Lehnert). 342. Scott, John Adam : The force of sigmatism in Homer.
Demetrio St Marin, 1967
9
Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
sigmatism A very large number of poets have written verse which qualifies as sick . Some would find parts of Juvenal's more misanthropic satires fairly sick, but there is little of note until the 15th c. when the disastrous wars and plagues which  ...
J. A. Cuddon, 2012
10
Issues in Dentistry, Oral Health, Odontology, and ...
The phonetic analysis revealed a sigmatism in 57% of the cases. Sigmatisms ( stridens sigmatism followed by simplex sigmatism) were the most frequently observed phonetic disorders. There was interobserver agreement about normal lip and ...
‎2013

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGMATISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sigmatism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Profesorii logopezi, foarte căutaţi de părinţii alexăndreni
10 din Alexandria. Cele mai multe cazuri sunt de rotacism şi sigmatism. Mai mult de jumătate din copiii găsiţi cu probleme suferă de o tulburare numită dislalie. «Adevărul, Jan 11»
2
Terapie logopedica pentru copiii "ririiti"
Fiind o dislalie monomorfa (este afectat un singur sunet) a sistemului fonetic matern, are o etiologie comuna tuturor formelor de dislalie ("s" - sigmatism, "c" ... «Ziarul de Iasi, Mar 10»
3
Whence the Whistle?
The flaw in pronouncing a sibilant S, which speech therapists call sigmatism, can follow even minor changes to the way the tongue aligns with the teeth. «New York Times, Oct 07»

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