rhotacism

rhotacism
rhotacistic, adj.
/roh"teuh siz'euhm/, n.
1. Historical Ling. a change of a speech sound, esp. /s/, to /r/, as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
2. excessive use of the sound /r/, its misarticulation, or the substitution of another sound for it.
[1825-35; < Gk rhô RHO + (IO)TACISM]

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