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Meaning of dog's letter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The letter R, which was trilled in Latin, imitating the sound of a snarling dog.

rare

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Examples

“R is the Dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound; the tongue striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth.”
“R: SOME call this the dog's letter, upon account of its harsh and rough pronunciation;[…]”
And in this short query the dog's letter, the r, whirred through the air, like the ricket of a pheasant rising;[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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