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Thus 21 was often used for a weak (untrilled) r, originally occurring in Quenya and regarded in the system of that language as the weakest consonant of the tincotéma; 22 was widely used for w; where Series III was used as a palatal series 23 was commonly used as consonantal y.
The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954
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Otherwise situated, it has a smooth or untrilled sound, as in hare, carve, abhor.
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