lambdacism

lambdacism

(ˈlæmdəˌsɪzəm)

n

1. (Phonetics & Phonology) excessive use or idiosyncratic pronunciation of l

2. (Phonetics & Phonology) another word for lallation

[C17: from Late Latin labdacismus, from Greek]

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lambdacism

Phonetics.
the mispronunciation of double l, giving it the sound of y or ly.
2. Cf. rhotacism. substitution of the sound l for another sound, as that of r. Also labdacism. Cf. lallation.

See also: Linguistics

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lambdacism - speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l' defect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder - a disorder of oral speech

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Translations

lamb·da·cism

, lallation

n. lambdacismo, defecto de articulación por sustitución del sonido de la letra L por otro sonido, o del sonido de la L en lugar de otro sonido.

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