nonrhotic

/ nɒnˈrəʊtɪk /

adjective

phonetics denoting or speaking a dialect of English in which preconsonantal r s are not pronounced

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A full range of dialects are enacted, Black and white: the “old, pure, nonrhotic Savannah accent: rich and haughty, with a flavor of doom.”