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Retroflex

Retroflex Meaning & Definition
Retroflex Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Retroflex?

[adj] (linguistics) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
[adj] bent or curved backward
[v] articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
[v] bend or turn backward

Synonyms | Synonyms for Retroflex: backward | cacuminal | replicate | retroflexed

Related Terms | Find terms related to Retroflex:

See Also | articulate | bend | enounce | enunciate | flex | pronounce | say | sound out

Retroflex In Webster's Dictionary

\Re"tro*flex\, Retroflexed \Re"tro*flexed\, a. [Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.] Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.

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