noun
lallation
Lallation (noun) means a speech pattern in which someone says the sound 'r' as if it were an 'l' or a 'w'.
noun
1
A speech pattern in which someone says the sound 'r' as if it were an 'l' or a 'w'.
"She spoke Aramaic with a lazy lallation, affected by many because it was the natural speech of a class."
— Earl Williams (1918)
2
Simple, unclear speech like that of a baby, or meaningless talk.
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Rhymes for lallation
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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What is the meaning of lallation?
"lallation" (noun) means a speech pattern in which someone says the sound 'r' as if it were an 'l' or a 'w'.
What is another word for lallation?
Other words for "lallation" include babble, babbling.
What are the different meanings of lallation?
"lallation" has 2 main meanings: 1. A speech pattern in which someone says the sound 'r' as if it were an 'l' or a 'w'; 2. Simple, unclear speech like that of a baby, or meaningless talk.
