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rhotic hook

rhotic hook noun: ⟨ ◌˞⟩, a diacritical mark used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to convey rhotacism.

Noun

rhotic hook (plural rhotic hooks)

  1. ⟨ ◌˞⟩, a diacritical mark used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to convey rhotacism.

Forms of rhotic hook

pluralrhotic hooks

Origin of rhotic hook

From rhotic + hook.

Questions about rhotic hook

What does rhotic hook mean?
Rhotic hook means ⟨ ◌˞⟩, a diacritical mark used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to convey rhotacism.
What part of speech is rhotic hook?
Rhotic hook is a noun.
What is the plural of rhotic hook?
The plural of rhotic hook is rhotic hooks.

Words near rhotic hook in the dictionary

  1. rhotacizing
  2. rhotekin
  3. Rhoten
  4. Rhotens
  5. rhotic
  6. rhotic hook
  7. rhotically
  8. rhoticism
  9. rhoticisms
  10. rhoticity
  11. rhoticize

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