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labialism

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la⋅bi⋅al⋅ism

[ley-bee-uh-liz-uhm]
–noun
a tendency, sometimes habitual, to make sounds labial, as in pronouncing the l in love as a w-like sound.

Origin:
1880–85; labial + -ism
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Main Entry: la·bi·al·ism
Pronunciation: 'lA-bE-&-"liz-&m
Function: noun
: a speech defect characterized by the substitution ofone labial sound for another or of a labial for another type of sound
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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