r-col·or | \ ˈär-ˌkə-lər 
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\Definition of r-color
: an acoustic effect of a simultaneously articulated \r\ imparted to a vowel by retroflexion or constriction of the tongue
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r-colored \ ˈär-ˌkə-lərd \ adjective
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The first known use of r-color was in 1935
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