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Princeton's WordNet
lambdacismnoun
speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'
Wiktionary
lambdacismnoun
Pronunciation of other sounds, typically r, as l.
Etymology: from Greek letter λάμδα (lambda)
Wikipedia
lambdacism
A speech sound disorder (SSD) is a speech disorder in which some sounds (phonemes) are not produced or used correctly. The term "protracted phonological development" is sometimes preferred when describing children's speech, to emphasize the continuing development while acknowledging the delay.
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lambdacism
Lambdacism is a phonetic change or linguistic phenomenon in which the sound "l" is altered, added, or omitted within a word. The term is derived from "lambda," the name of the "l" letter in the Greek alphabet. It can also refer to the excessive use of the letter "l" in speech, often considered a speech impediment.
Webster Dictionary
Lambdacismnoun
a fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously
Lambdacismnoun
a defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled, which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y, similar to that of the letters lli in billion
Lambdacismnoun
the use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American
Etymology: [L. lambdacismus, Gr. , fr. la`mbda the letter lambda ().]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lambdacism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lambdacism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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