bredouillement

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noun

The omission of parts of words due to extremely rapid speech

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Meanings

noun
  1. The omission of parts of words due to extremely rapid speech

Origin

From French, from bredouiller (“to stammer, to mumble”).

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APA

bredouillement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bredouillement

MLA

“bredouillement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bredouillement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bredouillement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bredouillement.

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