betacism

/B EH1 T AH0 S IH0 Z AH0 M/

noun

1
(phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
2
A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.

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