lambdacism
(noun) speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme ‘l’
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lambdacism (countable and uncountable, plural lambdacisms)
(phonology) A pronunciation shift whereby /l/ or other closely related phonemes are substituted for other sounds (typically /r/), as Sally for Sarah or Moll for Mary.
Source: Wiktionary
Lamb"da*cism, n. Etym: [L. lambdacismus, Gr. la`mbda the letter lambda (
1. A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously.
2. 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.
3. The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
