rhotic

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Synonyms: rhetic, photic, rhodic, rhtic

Antonyms: rhetic, photic, rhodic, rhtic

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|linguistics|of an English accent}} That allows the [[phoneme]] {{IPAchar|/ɹ/}} to follow a vowel, as in ''bar'' ({{IPAchar|/bɑːɹ/}}) and ''bard'' or ''barred'' ({{IPAchar|/bɑːɹd/}}); {{lb|en|of an English speaker}} who speaks with such an accent.
2. {{lb|en|linguistics|phonetics|of a [[phoneme]]}} Having a sound quality associated with the letter [[R]]; having the sound of any of certain IPA symbols, including {{IPAchar|/ɹ/}}, {{IPAchar|/ɻ/}}, {{IPAchar|/ɚ/}}, {{IPAchar|/ɝ/}} and {{IPAchar|/r/}}.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|phonetics}} A rhotic [[consonant]] or rhotic [[vowel]] ([[R-coloured vowel]]).

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