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- Latin · borrowed fromlambdacismus
- English todaylambdacism
Borrowed from Latin lambdacismus. By surface analysis lambda + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme).
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lambdacism
lamb·da·cismToday it means: A pronunciation shift whereby /l/ or other closely related phonemes are substituted for other sounds (typically /r/), as Sally for Sarah or Molly for Mary. Full definition →
Latin lambdacismus