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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
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