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r.

The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

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Meaning & usage

character/ɑː(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ɑɹ/General-American/ɔːɹ/Ireland/ˈɑɹə/
  1. The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

    letter · lowercase
Where this word comes from

Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ.

num/ɑː(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ɑɹ/General-American/ɔːɹ/Ireland/ˈɑɹə/
  1. The eighteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

    lowercase
Where this word comes from

Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ.

verb
  1. Abbreviation of are.

    Internet · abbreviation · alt-of
    How r u
Where this word comes from

From are and our, pronounced like the name of the letter r.

det
  1. Abbreviation of our.

    Internet · abbreviation · alt-of
Where this word comes from

From are and our, pronounced like the name of the letter r.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.