iotacism
noun
- in Greek, excessive use of the letter iota
- a change, esp. in Greek, of other vowel sounds to the sound (ē) represented by this letter
See iotacism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ī-ōˈtə-sĭzˌəm)
noun In Greek, the pronunciation of certain letters, like eta and upsilon, as iota (ē) because of a regular sound change.
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