metacism

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A form of mytacism — A speech disorder manifesting as an abnormal repetition of the sound /m/ or replacement of consonants with m-like sounds.

OriginLatin metacismus →
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Meanings

nounmetacism (usually uncountable, plural metacisms)

plural metacisms

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of mytacism.

Origin

  1. Latinmetacismus
  2. Englishmetacism

From Latin metacismus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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