lallation

lallation

(læˈleɪʃən) n (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics a defect of speech consisting of the pronunciation of (r) as (l)[C17: from Latin lallāre to sing lullaby, of imitative origin]

lal•la•tion

(læˈleɪ ʃən)

n. a speech defect in which l is pronounced instead of r, or in which an l-sound is mispronounced. [1640–50; < Latin lallā(re) to sing lala or lullaby + -tion]

lallation

Phonetics.
1. the replacement of l for r in speech.
2. the mispronunciation of l. Cf. lambdacism.See also: Linguistics

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lallation - defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'defect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder - a disorder of oral speech
	2.	lallation - gibberish resembling the sounds of a babybabble, babblinggibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking

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