"itacism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: itacisms [plural]
Etymology: Named after iotacism, shifting the pronunciation of the name of letter η (eta) from /ɛːta/ to /ita/ in Greek. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} itacism (countable and uncountable, plural itacisms)
  1. Alternative form of iotacism Wikipedia link: eta Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: iotacism

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Hodges and Farstad, Introduction to The Majority Text\nAt [Revelation] 2:25 the family reading is αχρις ου ανοιξω [until I open], instead of αχρις ου αν ηξω [until I come]. Not only is ανοιξω unintelligible here, but it is a transparent itacism οι for η."
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