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Definition of Lallation
1. Noun. Defective articulation of the 'l' phoneme or the phoneme 'r' is pronounced as 'l'.
2. Noun. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby.
Generic synonyms: Gibber, Gibberish
Derivative terms: Babble, Babble, Babble, Babble
Definition of Lallation
1. n. An imperfect enunciation of the letter r, in which it sounds like l.
Definition of Lallation
1. Noun. the incorrect pronunciation of the letter "r" so that it sounds like an "l" ¹
2. Noun. baby-talk or gibberish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lallation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lallation
Literary usage of Lallation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the eye and disorders of speech in childhood by Oskar Everbusch, Max Nadoleczny (1914)
"Idiots must be on the lowest possible level if they do not even express hunger,
although there may be lallation and crying for a whole night both before and ..."
2. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1911)
"lallation, lal-a'-shun. The imperfec Lallemand-Trousseau's Bod'¡es. (í secretion
of the seminal vesicles. Lalling, lai'-ing. See lallation. ..."
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