Meanings
nounrhotacismus (uncountable)
- uncountableInability to pronounce the letter R.
'But I'm hungwy.' A pathetic little-girl's rhotacismus.
1959: Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East, Ch. 2. (The Long Day Wanes, p. 403)Synonyms: derhotacization, rhotacism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInability to pronounce the letter R.
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