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1. (adj.) retroflex
bent backward; exhibiting retroflexion.
2. retroflex
(of a speech sound) articulated with the tip of the tongue curled upward and back toward or against the hard palate.
Etymology: (1910–15; < L retrōflexus, ptp. of retrōflectere to bend back)
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1. (adj) retroflex, retroflexed
bent or curved backward
2. (verb) cacuminal, retroflex
pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
3. (verb) retroflex, replicate
bend or turn backward
4. (verb) retroflex
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
"Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) retroflex
alt. of Retroflexed
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