rhotic
[ roh-tik ]
adjective
of or relating to a dialect of English in which the r is pronounced at the end of a syllable or before a consonant: Midwestern American English is rhotic, while Southern British English is not.
of, relating to, or being an r-like sound.
noun
a rhotic sound.
Origin of rhotic
1Words Nearby rhotic
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British Dictionary definitions for rhotic
rhotic
/ (ˈrəʊtɪk) /
adjective
phonetics denoting or speaking a dialect of English in which postvocalic r s are pronounced
Origin of rhotic
1from Greek rho, the letter r
Derived forms of rhotic
- rhoticity (rəʊˈtɪsɪtɪ), noun
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