r Synonyms & Antonyms
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R as a Letter
The eighteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.
R as a Symbol
Abbreviation of ronto-.
radius
(a) an alveolar trill.
(b) Used in broad transcription for any rhotic consonant, e.g. in English, French or Japanese where the ⟨r⟩ is not a trill [r].
used in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent various rhotic sounds: Romanization of the Hebrew ר (“reish”, “resh”, “rēš”) in the Common Israeli, Hebrew Academy (1953 and 2006), and ISO 259 transliteration schemes Romanization of the Hebrew רּ (“reish”, “resh”, “rēš ḥāzāq”) in the Common Israeli transliteration scheme
Romanization of the Hebrew ר (“reish”, “resh”, “rēš”) in the Common Israeli, Hebrew Academy (1953 and 2006), and ISO 259 transliteration schemes
Romanization of the Hebrew רּ (“reish”, “resh”, “rēš ḥāzāq”) in the Common Israeli transliteration scheme
of a tactic diad, having structural units in opposition.
relative. E.g. vr or vr for relative velocity.
R as a Verb
Abbreviation of are.
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R as a Determiner
Abbreviation of our.
R in a Sentence
(b) Used in broad transcription for any rhotic consonant, e.g. in English, French or Japanese where the ⟨r⟩ is not a trill [r].
(c) an [r]-trill release (of a plosive); a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [r].
(d) a non-trilled rhotic coloration or offglide of a vowel; a rhotic vowel, now formed with ⟨◌˞⟩ or a more-precise transcription such as ⟨ʴ⟩ – see ⟨ʳ⟩.
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Word Forms & Grammar
r (lower case, upper case R, plural rs or r's)
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Words That Rhyme With R
Origin of R
Origin 1: Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ.
Origin 2: From are and our, pronounced like the name of the letter r.
R in Brief
| Part of speech | letter, symbol, verb, determiner |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɑː(ɹ)/ |
| Meaning | The eighteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet |