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deltacism

deltacism noun: faulty pronunciation of the consonant /d/.

Noun

deltacism (uncountable)

  1. faulty pronunciation of the consonant /d/

Origin of deltacism

From delta + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme).

Questions about deltacism

What does deltacism mean?
Deltacism means faulty pronunciation of the consonant /d/.
What part of speech is deltacism?
Deltacism is a noun.

Words near deltacism in the dictionary

  1. delta-sigma converters
  2. delta-v
  3. delta-vs
  4. deltabaculovirus
  5. deltabaculoviruses
  6. deltacism
  7. deltacoronavirus
  8. deltacoronaviruses
  9. deltacron
  10. deltaed
  11. deltafication

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