non-rhotic
English
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editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɒnˈɹəʊtɪk/
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Adjective
editnon-rhotic (not comparable)
- Of an accent, most often one of English: not pronouncing the written letter "r" unless it is followed by a vowel, as in Received Pronunciation, most other accents of England, the Boston accent, traditional NYC English, many accents of southern Louisiana, Australian English, etc.
Antonyms
editSee also
edit- non-prevocalic
- postvocalic
- r-less
- r-dropping
- Rhoticity in English on Wikipedia.Wikipedia