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la·bi·a·lism (laґbe-əl-iz″əm) a speech disorder involving excessive use of bilabial speech sounds.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Labialism — La bi*al*ism, n. (Phonetics) The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which is different in another language. J. Peile. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
labialism — /lay bee euh liz euhm/, n. a tendency, sometimes habitual, to make sounds labial, as in pronouncing the l in love as a w like sound. [1880 85; LABIAL + ISM] * * * … Universalium
labialism — noun A form of stammering characterized by confusion in the use of the labial consonants … Wiktionary
labialism — n. tendency to pronounce sounds through partly closed lips … English contemporary dictionary
labialism — /lay bee euh liz euhm/, n. a tendency, sometimes habitual, to make sounds labial, as in pronouncing the l in love as a w like sound. [1880 85; LABIAL + ISM] … Useful english dictionary
labial — a. pertaining to lips or labia; pronounced with lips; n. such sound, as p, w. ♦ labiate, a. lipped; v.t. labialize. ♦ labialize, v.t. make labial in pronunciation. ♦ labialism, n … Dictionary of difficult words
labial — adj. & n. adj. 1 a of the lips. b Zool. of, like, or serving as a lip, a liplike part, or a labium. 2 Dentistry designating the surface of a tooth adjacent to the lips. 3 Phonet. (of a sound) requiring partial or complete closure of the lips (e.g … Useful english dictionary
