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Pronunciation: /ɑː/
(also r)

noun (plural Rs or R's)

  • the eighteenth letter of the alphabet.
  • denoting the next after Q in a set of items, categories, etc..

Phrases

the R months

the months with R in their names (September to April), considered to be the season for eating oysters.

the three Rs

reading, writing, and arithmetic, regarded as the fundamentals of learning: why couldn’t they just leave well alone and let pupils concentrate on the three Rs?