mytacism

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μυτακισμός (mutakismós, fondness of the letter my). By surface analysis from my (Greek letter representing /m/) +‎ -tacism.

Noun

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mytacism (uncountable)

  1. A speech disorder manifesting as an abnormal repetition of the sound /m/ or replacement of consonants with m-like sounds.