r-color
or r-col·or·ing
[ ahr-kuhl-er or ahr-kuhl-er-ing ]
/ ˈɑrˌkʌl ər or ˈɑrˌkʌl ər ɪŋ /
noun Phonetics.
the auditory quality of an r-sound given to a vowel, resulting from retroflex articulation or bunching of the tongue.
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Nearby words
r wave, r&b, r&d, r, r, r-banding stain, r-color, r-colour, r-dropping, r-less, r-methodology, r-rated
Also called r-qual·i·ty [ahr-kwol-i-tee] /ˈɑrˌkwɒl ɪ ti/.
Related formsr-col·ored, adjective
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