About The Word Lambdacism
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Lambdacism
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What's The Definition Of Lambdacism?
[n] speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lambdacism: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lambdacism: See Also | speech defect | speech disorder Lambdacism In Webster's Dictionary \Lamb"da*cism\, n. [L. lambdacismus, Gr. ?, fr.
la`mbda the letter lambda ([Lambda]).]
1. A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in
too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it
erroneously.
2. A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled,
which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y,
similar to that of the letters lli in billion.
3. The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation;
lallation; as, Amelican for American.
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