non-rhotic

English

Alternative forms

nonrhotic

Etymology

non- +‎ rhotic

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɒnˈɹəʊtɪk/
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Adjective

non-rhotic (not comparable)

Of an accent, most often one of English: not pronouncing the written letter "r" unless it is followed by a vowel, as in received pronunciation, the Boston accent, traditional NYC English, many accents of southern Louisiana, Australian English, etc.
In a non-rhotic accent, the word 'sort' can be pronounced like the word 'sought'.

Antonyms

rhotic

See also

non-prevocalic
postvocalic
r-less
r-dropping
Rhotic and non-rhotic accents on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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