Usually means: Dropping the "r" sound pronunciation.
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  2. nonrhotic: Collins English Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Nonrhotic)

adjective:  Alternative form of non-rhotic [Of an accent, most often one of English: not pronouncing the written letter "r" unless it is followed by a vowel, as in Received Pronunciation, most other accents of England, the Boston accent, traditional NYC English, many accents of southern Louisiana, Australian English, etc.]

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