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iotacism

i·o·ta·cism [ ī ṓtə sìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
use of iota sound: the tendency in speakers of modern Greek to use the sound of iota in place of the sound of other vowel characters such as eta or upsilon

[Mid-17th century. Via Latin< Greek iōtakismos< iōta (see iota)]
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