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lambdacism |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lambdacism \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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