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Lambdacism

Lambdacism Meaning & Definition
Lambdacism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lambdacism?

[n] speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'

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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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