R
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The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet
- noun
- /ɑr/
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- Yep, middle initial "R," just like in the phone book.
Just make that an R Everyone does it and it'll sound just fine.
- Just make that an R Everyone does it and it'll sound just fine.
- So you say hello, it's a hill and the letter R Hill R.
- How's it go P Personal growth and self esteem R Respect and dignity.
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Examples
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Do you have an extra "R" I can borrow?
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An R is on the left side and an R is on the right side.
Fiction book (1998) -
Make sure the L print is on the left and the R print is on the right.
Academic text (1999) -
Starts with an R.
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The letter R is the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet.
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In the word 'car', the letter R comes after the letter 'A'.
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When learning the alphabet, children often practice saying the letter R.
Compounds
the r-word
- Slur
9.9
A rude word used to insult people with an intellectual disability, replaced by the letter R
Surface Forms
Etymology
R comes from an old Semitic letter called resh, meaning 'head'. That sign became Greek rho and Latin R, so the letter's name and shape still go back to the picture of a 'head'.