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iotacism definition

iota·cism (-siz′əm)

noun

  1. in Greek, excessive use of the letter iota
  2. a change, esp. in Greek, of other vowel sounds to the sound (ē) represented by this letter

Etymology: LL iotacismus < Gr iōtakismos

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