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Meaning of 'rhotacism' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rhotacism [ n.]
- 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.

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rhob rhodammonium rhodanate rhodanic rhodeoretin rhodian rhodic rhodium rhodizonic rhodochrosite

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