mytacism

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek μυτακισμός →
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Meanings

nounmytacism (uncountable)

alternative mutacism · alternative metacism

  1. uncountableA speech disorder manifesting as an abnormal repetition of the sound /m/ or replacement of consonants with m-like sounds.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμυτακισμός“fondness of the letter mu”
  2. Englishmytacism

From Ancient Greek μυτακισμός (mutakismós, “fondness of the letter mu”). By surface analysis from mu (Greek letter representing /m/) + -tacism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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