PSITTACISM


Meaning of PSITTACISM in English

— psittacistic , adj.

/sit"euh siz'euhm/ , n.

mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech.

[ 1895-1900; psittac ( us ) parrot (see PSITTACOSIS) + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .