rhotacism (countable and uncountable, plural rhotacisms)
An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R.
(countable, phonology) A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R, such as Latin flos becoming florem in the accusative case; rhotacization.
Inability to pronounce the letter R; derhotacization.
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Source: Wiktionary
Rho"ta*cism, n. Etym: [Gr. "rwtaki`zein to use the letter r (r) overmuch: cf. F. rhotacisme.]
Definition: An oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter r; specifically (Phylol.), the tendency, exhibited in the Indo-European languages, to change s to r, as wese to were.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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