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nonrhoticity

nonrhoticity is the alternative form of non-rhoticity.

Meaning of non-rhoticity

Noun

non-rhoticity (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state or condition of being non-rhotic.
    • Non-rhoticity is associated with two quite distinct social groups in the south[.] ‘[…] The fact […] has been either over-looked or deliberately ignored’, complains McDavid (1948), in an article reporting his investigations into rhoticity and non-rhoticity in South Carolina.1982, John Christopher Wells, Accents of English: Beyond the British Isles, volume 3, Cambridge University Press, page 542

Questions about nonrhoticity

What is nonrhoticity the alternative form of?
Nonrhoticity is the alternative form of non-rhoticity.

Words near nonrhoticity in the dictionary

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

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