pre-rhotic

A form of prerhotic — Occurring before the letter ⟨r⟩ or before any one of the sounds that letter tends to represent (e.g., [r], [ɽ], [ɹ], [ɻ], [ʀ], [ʁ], etc.).

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Meanings

adjectivepre-rhotic (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of prerhotic.
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