Lambdacism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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     3. The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation;
        lallation; as, Amelican for American.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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