nonrhotic

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A form of non-rhotic — Of an accent, most often one of English: not pronouncing the written letter "r" after a vowel, as in Received Pronunciation, most other accents of England, the Boston accent, traditional NYC English, many accents of southern Louisiana, Australian English, etc.

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Meanings

adjectivenonrhotic (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of non-rhotic.
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