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Definition of Rhotic
1. Adjective. (context: of an English accent) Pronouncing the letter ''r'' wherever it appears, as in ''bar'' ((IPAchar /b???/)) and ''bard'' or ''barred'' ((IPAchar /b???d/)); this trait is common in much of the United States, Canada, many parts of the north and west of England, Ireland, and Scotland. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of a phoneme) Having the quality of the said letter. This includes the sounds of the IPA symbols /?/, /?/, /?/, /?/, and some would say /r/, or r coloring. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rhotic
1. pertaining to a dialect of English in which the letter R at the end of a syllable is pronounced [adj]
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