traulism

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noun

A stammering or stuttering.

“c. 1660-1680, George Dalgarno, A Discourse of the Nature and Number of Double Consonants I know not what other censure to pass on them, but that they are childish and ridiculous traulisms.”

OriginAncient Greek τραυλός →
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Meanings

nountraulism (countable and uncountable, plural traulisms)

plural traulisms

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableA stammering or stuttering.

    c. 1660-1680, George Dalgarno, A Discourse of the Nature and Number of Double Consonants I know not what other censure to pass on them, but that they are childish and ridiculous traulisms.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτραυλός“a lisping”
  2. Englishtraulism

From Ancient Greek τραυλός (traulós, “a lisping”) + -ism.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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