suspensio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

suspensĭo, ōnis, f. [suspendo, I. B. 3.],

I an arching or vaulting , arched work , Vitr. 5, 10; cf. the foll. art.—

II The imperfect pronunciation of a letter: litterae m, Isid. 1, 31, 6.