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lallation|læˈleɪʃən|
[n. of action f. L. lallāre to ‘sing lalla or lullaby’ (Lewis & Sh.). Cf. F. lallation.]
†a. Childish utterance (obs.).
b. An imperfect pronunciation of r, by which the sound of that letter is confused with that of l; lambdacism.
1647R. Baron Cyprian Acad. A ij b, This makes me hope that you will dispence with the Lallation and Low dialect of this babe [sc. a book], whose tone is rude. 1864R. F. Burton Dahome I. 158 The Popos and Dahomans have the same lallation as the Chinese, who call rum ‘lum’. |