LISP

Lisp

Lisp is a family of computer programming languages with a long history and a distinctive, fully parenthesized Polish prefix notation.

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lisp

Noun

  1. The habit or an act of lisping.

Verb

  1. To pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ () — a defect common amongst children.
  2. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.
  3. To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.
  4. To utter with imperfect articulation; to express with words pronounced imperfectly or indistinctly, as a child speaks; hence, to express by the use of simple, childlike language.
  5. To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.
    to lisp treason


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