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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

r-dropping

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
r--drop-ping
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The omission of the sound of a letter "r" after a vowel.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does r-dropping mean?
The omission of the sound of a letter "r" after a vowel.

How to pronounce r-dropping

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