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6.5.5
Loss of the first noninitial /r/ in a word
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Loss of the first noninitial /r/ in a word that has another /r/ in
a following syllable
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Examples:
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1.
Feb
r
uary, gove
r
nor, su
r
prise
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In some dialects,
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2. lib
r
ary, tempe
r
ature