lallation

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lallation

(læˈleɪʃən)

(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]

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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.

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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 baby babble, babbling gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking

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lallation

, lambdacism

n. lalación, lambdacismo.

1. defecto y cambio fonético de la l por la r;

2. balbuceo, tartamudeo infantil.

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There, the titular "Debbie" serves as a purposely anachronistic name for a history that never even occurred, an embodied disjunction across which Lisa directs her flirtation, antagonism, and lovely folderol (what she herself calls "lallation").