Definition of lisp - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
speech patternspeech defect pronouncing 's' and 'z' as 'th'
- She has a lisp that makes 'sun' sound like 'thun'.
Verb
1.
speech defectpronounce 's' and 'z' as 'th' sounds
- She tends to lisp when she's nervous.
2.
imperfect speechspeak with imperfect articulation
- The toddler began to lisp his words.
Expressions with lisp
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pronounce words with 's' and 'z' sounding like 'th'
He started to speak with a lisp after his dental surgery.
Origin of lisp
Old English, wlisp (stammering)
Terms with lisp included in their meaning
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programming
first element of a list in Lisp programming
technology
pair of pointers used in Lisp programming
acr: Kyoto Common Lisp
version of Lisp programming language from Kyoto University
computer science
software translating LISP code into machine code
technology
software written in the LISP programming language
speech
spoken with a lisp
speech
person who speaks with a lisp
technology
someone who uses the Lisp programming language
Examples of lisp in a sentence
Children with a lisp may need speech therapy. He began to lisp after the dental surgery. Children sometimes lisp when they lose their front teeth. She began to lisp after losing her front teeth. He would lisp slightly when he was nervous.
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- French:zézaiement, zozoter, ...
- German:Lispeln, lispeln, ...
- Italian:sigmatismo, parlare con la zeppola, ...
- Spanish:ceceo, cecear, ...
- Portuguese:ceceio, cecear, ...
- Chinese:咬字不清, 发音不清, ...
- Japanese:リスプ, 舌足らずになる, ...
- Arabic:لَثْغَة, لَثَغَ, ...
- Hebrew:סִיגְמָטִיזְם, לְדַבֵּר בְּלִשּׁוּן, ...
- Russian:шепелявость, шепелявить, ...
- Ukrainian:шепелявість, шепелявити, ...
- Hindi:उच्चारण दोष, तुतलाना, ...
Definition of LISP - Reverso English Dictionary
Abbreviation
abr: List ProcessingTECH. computer language for processing lists and symbolsTECH.
- LISP is used in artificial intelligence research.
- LISP supports symbolic computation.
- Many universities teach LISP in programming courses.
Expressions with LISP
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software translating LISP code into machine code
The LISP compiler optimized the code for faster execution.
software written in the LISP programming language
She developed a LISP program for data analysis.
Origin of LISP
Acronym for 'LISt Processing'
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- French:LISP, ...
- German:LISP, ...
- Italian:LISP, ...
- Spanish:LISP, ...
- Portuguese:LISP, ...
- Chinese:LISP, ...
- Japanese:LISP, ...
- Arabic:لِيسْب, ...
- Hebrew:לִיסְפְּ, ...
- Russian:LISP, ...
- Ukrainian:LISP, ...
- Hindi:लिस्ट प्रोसेसिंग, ...
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