"intrusive r" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intrusive rs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} intrusive r (plural intrusive rs)
  1. (phonetics) An "r" sound that is like a linking r but occurs despite the absence of "r" in the spelling, as in Asia and the Far East in some pronunciations. Wikipedia link: Linking and intrusive R Categories (topical): Latin letter names, Phonetics Hypernyms: sandhi Related terms: intrusive l, linking r

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