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Results for: "retroflex"

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Additional Definitions (WordNet):


VERB (2)

1. bend or turn backward;
[syn: retroflex, replicate]

2. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate;
- Example: "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. bent or curved backward;
[syn: retroflex, retroflexed]

2. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate;
[syn: cacuminal, retroflex]

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