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rhotacismus

rhotacismus noun: inability to pronounce the letter R.

Noun

rhotacismus (uncountable)

  1. Inability 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 of rhotacismus

Questions about rhotacismus

What does rhotacismus mean?
Rhotacismus means inability to pronounce the letter R.
What part of speech is rhotacismus?
Rhotacismus is a noun.

Words near rhotacismus in the dictionary

  1. rhotacised
  2. rhotacises
  3. rhotacising
  4. rhotacism
  5. rhotacisms
  6. rhotacismus
  7. rhotacization
  8. rhotacize
  9. rhotacized
  10. rhotacized vowel
  11. rhotacized vowels

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