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Complete Definition of "rhotacism"

English
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Etymology
From Greek rho.

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R
  2. inability|Inability to pronounce the letter R
  3. linguistics: A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R, such as Latin flos|flos becoming florem|florem in the accusative case.

Related terms
rhotic

Translations

Spanish: rotacismo

ru:rhotacism
vi:rhotacism
tr:rhotacism

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