"prerhotic" meaning in All languages combined

See prerhotic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: pre- + rhotic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|rhotic}} pre- + rhotic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prerhotic (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics, rare) Occurring before the letter ⟨r⟩ or before any one of the sounds that letter tends to represent (e.g., [r], [ɽ], [ɹ], [ɻ], [ʀ], [ʁ], etc.). Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: pre-rhotic
    Sense id: en-prerhotic-en-adj-oDKenVQp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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