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betacisms

betacisms is the plural of betacism.

Meaning of betacism

Noun

betacism (usually uncountable, plural betacisms)

  1. (usually) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
    • Betacism is a fairly common phenomenon: it has taken place in Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, and some Portuguese dialects, among others.
  2. (usually) A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.

Questions about betacisms

What is betacisms the plural of?
Betacisms is the plural of betacism.

Words near betacisms in the dictionary

  1. betabuxes
  2. betacarotene
  3. betacellulin
  4. betacetylmethadol
  5. betacism
  6. betacisms
  7. betacize
  8. betacized
  9. betacizes
  10. betacizing
  11. betacoronaviral

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Adapted from Wiktionary: betacisms (page history and authors); betacism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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