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 forms

r-col·ored, adjective

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