"hard R" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hard Rs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hard R (plural hard Rs)
  1. (US, film) a movie that is intentionally written to be R-rated ("Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.") by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), typically due to having multiple scenes of violence or nudity. Tags: US Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-hard_R-en-noun-8rqLH45J Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  2. Alternative letter-case form of hard r. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: hard r Categories (topical): Racism Synonyms: hard-R
    Sense id: en-hard_R-en-noun-PBa1LBXY Disambiguation of Racism: 4 96

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