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derhotacization

derhotacization noun: a distortion in (or an Inability to pronounce) the sound of letter R, causing the R to be omitted as a consonant or changing /ɝ/ or /ɚ/ to /ɜ/, /ə/, or another vowel if a vocalic.

Noun

derhotacization (uncountable)

  1. A distortion in (or an Inability to pronounce) the sound of letter R, causing the R to be omitted as a consonant or changing /ɝ/ or /ɚ/ to /ɜ/, /ə/, or another vowel if a vocalic.

Origin of derhotacization

From de- + rhotacization.

Questions about derhotacization

What does derhotacization mean?
Derhotacization means a distortion in (or an Inability to pronounce) the sound of letter R, causing the R to be omitted as a consonant or changing /ɝ/ or /ɚ/ to /ɜ/, /ə/, or another vowel if a vocalic.
What part of speech is derhotacization?
Derhotacization is a noun.

Words near derhotacization in the dictionary

  1. dergs
  2. Dergue
  3. Derhachi
  4. derham
  5. derhams
  6. derhotacization
  7. Deri
  8. derib
  9. deribbed
  10. deribbing
  11. deribosylate

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