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mus•si•ta•tion
(mus′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation
n.
n.
- silent movement of the lips in simulation of the movements made in audible speech.
- muttering;
mumbling;
murmuring. - Late Latin mussitātiōn- (stem of mussitātiō). See mussitate, -ion
- 1640–50