-dəˌsizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin labdacismus, from Greek labdakismos, from labda, lambda lambda + connective -k- + -ismos -ism
1. : excessive use of the letter l or the sound l (as in alliteration)
2. : defective articulation of l or substitution of other sounds for it
3. : substitution of l for another sound (as r when a Chinese says ˈchelē for English cherry ) — compare lallation