Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paralambdacism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-alamb-dacism
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inability to pronounce the letter L, lambdacism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lisping, stuttering, stammering, lallation, nunnation and sigmatism, paragammacism and paralambdacism are but few of the locutory evils encountered, much too frequently in adolescents and adults. The fact that they are mostly amenable to treatment and may often be completely corrected, with proper attention and training, is something that needs to be more thoroughly impressed upon our educational bodies and sociologic reformers."

Etymology

From para- + lambdacism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para-
Suffix: lambdacism

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does paralambdacism mean?: Inability to pronounce the letter L, lambdacism.
Where does paralambdacism come from?: From para- + lambdacism.

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