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rhotic

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rho⋅tic

[roh-tik] Phonetics
–adjective
1. of or pertaining 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.
2. of, pertaining to, or being an r-like sound.
–noun
3. a rhotic sound.

Origin:
rhot- (see rhotacism ) + -ic
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