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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable, medicine) Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly..
Marry—as the friendly vapour ascended, how his prattle would curl up sometimes with it! the ligaments, which tongue-tied him, were loosened, and the stammerer proceeded a statist!
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Tongue-tie means (uncountable, medicine) Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly..
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Marry—as the friendly vapour ascended, how his prattle would curl up sometimes with it! the ligaments, which tongue-tied him, were loosened, and the stammerer proceeded a statist!
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