paralambdacism

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• paralambdacism — Mispronunciation of the letter l, or the substitution of some other letter for it. SEE ALSO: lambdacism. [para + G. lambda, letter l] * * * para·lamb·da·cism lam də .siz əm n inability to pronounce the sound of l or difficulty in pronouncing it… …   Medical dictionary

• paralambdacism — para·lambdacism …   English syllables

• paralambdacism — |parə+ noun Etymology: para (I) + lambdacism : inability to pronounce the sound of l or difficulty in pronouncing it with some other sound (as of t, r, or w) being usually substituted compare lambdacism …   Useful english dictionary

• lambdacism — 1. Mispronunciation or disarticulation of the letter l. 2. Substitution of the letter l for the letter r. [G. lambda, the letter L] * * * lamb·da·cism lam də .siz əm n 1) excessive use of the letter l or the sound /l/ (as in alliteration) 2) a… …   Medical dictionary

• corruption — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, abjection, abomination, abuse of terms, acrostic, adulteration, alienation, amphibologism, amphiboly, anagram, antiphrasis, atrocity, bad, bane, barbarism, bastardizing, befouling, befoulment,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• mispronunciation — Synonyms and related words: Irish bull, anacoluthon, bull, cacoepy, cacology, catachresis, corruption, fluff, folk etymology, gammacism, grammatical error, hypercorrection, hyperform, lambdacism, malaprop, malapropism, marrowsky, missaying,… …   Moby Thesaurus