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nonrhotic

nonrhotic is the alternative form of non-rhotic.

Meaning of non-rhotic

Adjective

non-rhotic (not comparable)

  1. 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.
    • In a non-rhotic accent, the word 'sort' can be pronounced like the word 'sought'.

Questions about nonrhotic

What is nonrhotic the alternative form of?
Nonrhotic is the alternative form of non-rhotic.

Words near nonrhotic in the dictionary

  1. nonrheumatogenic
  2. nonrheumatologist
  3. nonrheumatologists
  4. nonrhizomatous
  5. nonrhizomelic
  6. nonrhotic
  7. nonrhoticity
  8. nonrhyme
  9. nonrhymed
  10. nonrhyming
  11. nonrhythmic

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