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retroflex
retroflex - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
retroflex
Definition
(verb) bend or turn backward
Synonyms
:
replicate
Definition
(verb) articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
Example Sentence
Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
Definition
(adj) bent or curved backward
Synonyms
:
retroflexed
Definition
(adj) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Synonyms
:
cacuminal
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