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IOTACISM
Etymology
Noun
iotacism (plural iotacisms)
Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.
A misspelling resulting from such pronunciation.
Anagrams
• caimitos
Source: Wiktionary
I*o"ta*cism, n. Etym: [Gr. iotacisme. See Iota.]
Definition: The frequent use of the sound of iota (that of English e in be), as among the modern Greeks; also, confusion from sounding Littré.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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