BREDOUILLEMENT
\bɹˈɛduːˌɪlmənt], \bɹˈɛduːˌɪlmənt], \b_ɹ_ˈɛ_d_uː_ˌɪ_l_m_ə_n_t]\
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A precipitate and indistinct mode of utterance, in which a part only of the words is pronounced, and several of the syllables viciously changed. This defect is analogous to stuttering, but differs from it in being dependent on too great rapidity of speech; whilst stuttering is characterized by continual hesitation, and frequent repetition of the same syllables.
By Robley Dunglison
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