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lambdacism

lamb·da·cism

UK/ˈlæm(b)dəˌsɪzəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

Borrowed from Latin lambdacismus. By surface analysis lambda + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme).

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