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Excessive use of letter "I"
Answer for the clue "Excessive use of letter "I" ", 8 letters:
iotacism
Word definitions for iotacism in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Iotacism \I*o"ta*cism\ ([-i]*[=o]"t[.a]*s[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. 'iotakismo`s a laying too much stress upon the iota ([iota]): cf. F. iotacisme. See Iota .] The frequent use of the sound of iota (that of English e in be), as among the modern Greeks; ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek. 2 A misspelling resulting from such pronunciation.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Iotacism (, iotakismos ) is the process by which a number of vowels and diphthongs in Ancient Greek converged in pronunciation so they all now sound like iota in Modern Greek . In the case of the letter eta specifically, the process is known as itacism ...