sigmatisme

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From sigma +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sigmatisme m (plural sigmatismes)

  1. (pathology) Difficulty pronouncing sibilants
  2. (phonetics) the pronunciation of the dental fricative /θ/ as the alveolar sibilant /s/
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