lambdacism

[ lam-duh-siz-uhm ]

noun
  1. a speech articulation error or disorder characterized by excessive use of the sound l, as in its substitution for other consonant sounds.

Origin of lambdacism

1
First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin labdacismus, from Greek labdakismós, equivalent to labda, lambda lambda + -kismos, as in iōtakismós iotacism

Words Nearby lambdacism

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British Dictionary definitions for lambdacism

lambdacism

/ (ˈlæmdəˌsɪzəm) /


nounphonetics
  1. excessive use or idiosyncratic pronunciation of l

  2. another word for lallation

Origin of lambdacism

1
C17: from Late Latin labdacismus, from Greek

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