"non-rhotic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /nɒnˈɹəʊtɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-non-rhotic.wav [US]
Etymology: non- + rhotic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|rhotic}} non- + rhotic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} non-rhotic (not comparable)
  1. Of an accent, most often one of English: not pronouncing the written letter "r" unless it is followed by a vowel, as in received pronunciation, the Boston accent, traditional NYC English, many accents of southern Louisiana, Australian English, etc. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): English, Phonetics Synonyms: nonrhotic Related terms: non-prevocalic, postvocalic, r-less, r-dropping

Alternative forms

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