non-rhotic

adjective

non-rho·​tic ˈnän-ˈrō-tik How to pronounce non-rhotic (audio)
phonetics
: not rhotic : of, relating to, having, or being an accent or dialect in English in which an /r/ sound is not retained before consonants (as in pronouncing hard and cart) and at the end of a word (as in pronouncing car and far)
a non-rhotic dialect/accent/speaker

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-rhotic was in 1968

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Cite this Entry

“Non-rhotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-rhotic. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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