r-less
adjective
ˈärlə̇s,
ˈȧl-
of a dialect of English
: having with varying regularity as the speech counterpart of a prepausal or preconsonantal orthographic r the sound \ə\ or greater duration or nothing at all instead of the retroflex sound of some dialects
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“R-less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/r-less. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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