Rhotic
adjective
1.
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.
2.
of, relating to, or being an r- like sound.
noun
3.
a rhotic sound.
adjective
1.
(phonetics) denoting or speaking a dialect of English in which postvocalic rs are pronounced
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