lambdacism

[ lam-duh-siz-uh m ]
/ ˈlæm dəˌsɪz əm /

noun Phonetics.

excessive use of the sound l, its misarticulation, or its substitution for the sound r.
Compare lallation.

Origin of lambdacism

1650–60; < Latin labdacismus < Greek labdakismós equivalent to labda, lambda lambda + -kismos, as in iōtakismós iotacism

Words nearby lambdacism

lambda point, lambda-b baryon, lambda-b particle, lambda-c baryon, lambda-c particle, lambdacism, lambdoid, lambdoid suture, lambdoidal suture, lambency, lambent

British Dictionary definitions for lambdacism

lambdacism
/ (ˈlæmdəˌsɪzəm) /

noun phonetics

excessive use or idiosyncratic pronunciation of l
another word for lallation

Word Origin for lambdacism

C17: from Late Latin labdacismus, from Greek