Usually means: Substitution of "b" for "v".
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. betacism: Merriam-Webster
  2. betacism: Collins English Dictionary
  3. betacism: Wordnik
  4. betacism: Wiktionary
  5. Betacism, betacism: Dictionary.com
  6. Betacism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. betacism: FreeDictionary.org
  8. betacism: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. betacism: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (betacism)

noun:  (phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
noun:  A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.

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