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noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
verb speak haltingly
originFrom Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian, from Proto-West Germanic *stamrōn, from Proto-Germanic *stamrōną (“to stammer”). Compare German stammeln, Dutch stameren, Old Norse stammr. Doublet of stumble.
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