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Etacism
(gcide) | Etacism \E"ta*cism\, n. [Gr. ? the letter ?, ?. Cf. Itacism.]
(Greek Gram.)
The pronunciation of the Greek [eta] (eta) like the Italian e
long, that is like a in the English word ate. See Itacism.
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Betacism
(gcide) | Betacism \Be"ta*cism\, Betacismus \Be`ta*cis"mus\, n.
Excessive or extended use of the b sound in speech, due to
conversion of other sounds into it, as through inability to
distinguish them from b, or because of difficulty in
pronouncing them.
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Betacismus
(gcide) | Betacism \Be"ta*cism\, Betacismus \Be`ta*cis"mus\, n.
Excessive or extended use of the b sound in speech, due to
conversion of other sounds into it, as through inability to
distinguish them from b, or because of difficulty in
pronouncing them.
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Metacism
(gcide) | Metacism \Met"a*cism\, n. [L. metacismus, Gr. ? fondness for the
letter [mu].]
A defect in pronouncing the letter m, or a too frequent use
of it.
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