lambdacism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lam′də siz′əm)


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lamb•da•cism  (lam′də siz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Phonet.]
  1. Phoneticsexcessive use of the sound l, its misarticulation, or its substitution for the sound r. Cf. lallation.
  • Greek labdakismós equivalent. to labda, lambda lambda + -kismos, as in iōtakismós iotacism
  • Latin labdacismus
  • 1650–60

'lambdacism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lallation

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