nonfluency

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noun

Lack of fluency; some period of nonfluent speech caused by a stammer, etc.

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Meanings

nounnonfluency (countable and uncountable, plural nonfluencies)

plural nonfluencies

  1. countableuncountableLack of fluency; some period of nonfluent speech caused by a stammer, etc.

Origin

From non- + fluency.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonfluency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfluency

MLA

“nonfluency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfluency. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonfluency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfluency.

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