"betacism" meaning in English

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        "A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative)."
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        "(phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative)."
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