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rhotic
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[ˈrəʊtɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- relating to or denoting a dialect or variety of English (e.g. in most of the US and south-western England) in which r is pronounced before a consonant (as in hard) and at the ends of words (as in far)
(e.g: rhotic and non-rhotic speakers)
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Origin
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1960s: from Greek rhot-, stem of rho (see rho) + -ic
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