psit|ta|cism

psit|ta|cism
psit|ta|cism «SIHT uh sihz uhm», noun.
a parrotlike use or repetition of words without awareness or understanding of their meaning.
[< Greek psittakós parrot + English -ism]

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  • psit — psit·ta·ceous; psit·ta·ci; psit·tac·i·dae; psit·ta·ci·for·mes; psit·ta·cism; psit·ta·co·mor·phae; psit·ta·co·sis; psit·ta·cot·ic; psit·ta·cus; psit·ta·cine; …   English syllables

  • cism — ac·a·dem·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cism; agel·i·cism; ag·nos·ti·cism; anat·o·cism; an·gli·cism; an·thro·po·cen·tri·cism; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism; arab·i·cism; ar·cha·i·cism; as·cet·i·cism; asi·at·i·cism; ath·let·i·cism; at·ti·cism; be·ta·cism; bib·li·cism;… …   English syllables

  • psittacism — psit·ta·cism …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • cot — cot·y·la; cot·y·lar; cot·y·le·don; cot·y·le·don·al; cot·y·le·don·ary; cot·y·lig·er·ous; cot·y·loid; cot·y·loph·o·ra; cot·y·loph·o·rous; cot·y·lo·saur; cot·y·lo·sau·ria; di·cot; di·cot·y·le·do·ne·ae; di·cot·y·le·do·nes; di·cot·y·les;… …   English syllables

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