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rhotacize, v. Philology. (ˈrəʊtəsaɪz) [ad. Gr. ῥωτακίζειν, f. ῥῶ the letter R: see -ize.] 1. intr. To be characterized or marked by rhotacism.1887 [see rhotacizing ppl. a.] 2. trans. To convert (a sound, esp. s) into r.1965 Language XLI. 64 The prothesis rule must apply before b is deleted and..b mu...
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rhotacization
rhotacization Philol. (ˌrəʊtəsaɪˈzeɪʃən) [f. rhotacize v. + -ation.] a. = rhotacism 2. b. = r-colouring s.v. R I. 1 c.1973 J. M. Anderson Struct. Aspects Lang. Change vi. 119 (heading) Rhotacization. 1975 Amer. Speech 1973 XLVIII. 111 The symbol [ɜ] is used for the stressed mid-central vowel whether...
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rhotacism
rhotacism (ˈrəʊtəsɪz(ə)m) Also rotacism and as mod.L. rhotaˈcismus. [ad. mod.L. rhōtacism-us, a. Gr. *ῥωτακισµός, f. ῥωτακίζειν to rhotacize. Cf. F. rhotacisme.] 1. Excessive use or peculiar pronunciation of r; spec. the use of the burr or r grasseyé.1834 Southey Doctor xvii, Young Daniel was free f...
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History of the Romanian language
certain words, it is clear that this happened after the above-mentioned palatalization, but before the simplification of double consonants (as ll did not rhotacize
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