RHOTACISMS

Noun

rhotacisms

plural of rhotacism

Anagrams

• Chromistas, chromistas

Source: Wiktionary


RHOTACISM

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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