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Defenition of the word retroflex

    • Defenition of the word retroflex

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

    Synonyms for the word retroflex

      • cacuminal
      • retroflexed

    Similar words in the retroflex

      • backward

    Hypernyms for the word retroflex

      • articulate
      • bend
      • enounce
      • enunciate
      • flex
      • pronounce
      • say
      • sound out

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