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lamb·da·cism (lam′də siz′əm)

noun

substitution of the sound (l) for another sound, esp. (r), or of another sound, esp. (r), for (l)

Etymology: LL lambdacismus < Gr lambdakismos < lambdakizein, to pronounce l imperfectly < lambda, lambda

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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