rhotacism
- Noun. An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R.
- Noun. (countable, linguistics) : A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R, such as Latin ''flo'''s''''' becoming ''flo'''r'''em'' in the accusative case.
- Noun. Inability to pronounce the letter R; derhotacization.
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