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Meaning of non-rhotic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
/nɒnˈɹəʊtɪk/

Definitions

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, most other accents of England, the Boston accent, traditional NYC English, many accents of southern Louisiana, Australian English, etc.

not-comparable

Examples

“In a non-rhotic accent, the word 'sort' can be pronounced like the word 'sought'.”

CEFR level

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

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