lallation

[ la-ley-shuh n ]

/ læˈleɪ ʃən /

noun Phonetics.

a speech defect in which l is pronounced instead of r, or in which an l-sound is mispronounced.

Nearby words

lalitpur, lall, lallan, lallans, lallapalooza, lallation, lalling, lally column, lallygag, lalo, lalo-

Compare lambdacism.

Origin of lallation

1640–50; < Latin lallā(re) to sing lala or lullaby + -tion

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British Dictionary definitions for lallation

lallation

/ (læˈleɪʃən) /

noun

phonetics a defect of speech consisting of the pronunciation of (r) as (l)

Word Origin for lallation

C17: from Latin lallāre to sing lullaby, of imitative origin

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