non-rhotic

adjective

non-rho·tic ˈnän-ˈrō-tik

phonetics

: not rhotic : of, relating to, having, or being an accent or dialect in English in which an /r/ sound is not retained before consonants (as in pronouncing hard and cart) and at the end of a word (as in pronouncing car and far)

a non-rhotic dialect/accent/speaker

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The New England accent cracked the top twenty at 19th, thanks to its non-rhotic R’s and unique vocabulary, according to a survey. —