psittacism

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noun

Mechanical, repetitive words used without understanding or consideration.

OriginLatin psittacus →
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Meanings

nounpsittacism (usually uncountable, plural psittacisms)

plural psittacisms

  1. uncountableusuallyMechanical, repetitive words used without understanding or consideration.

Origin

  1. Latinpsittacus“parrot”
  2. Englishpsittacism

From Latin psittacus (“parrot”) + -ism. By surface analysis, psittac- + -ism.

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Translations

French psittacisme
  • psittacismerepetitive words
Italian psittacismo
  • psittacismorepetitive words
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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