"R-coloured vowel" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-R-coloured vowel.ogg Forms: R-coloured vowels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} R-coloured vowel (plural R-coloured vowels)
  1. (phonology) A vowel modified so that the frequency of its third formant is lowered. Wikipedia link: R-coloured vowel Categories (topical): Phonology Synonyms: vocalic R, rhotacized vowel, R-colored vowel [US] Translations (type of modified vowel): r-värinen vokaali (Finnish), rotyczna samogłoska [feminine] (Polish)

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