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retroflex Definition
(s)
bent
or
curved
backward
(s)
pronounced
with
the
tip
of
the
tongue
turned
back
toward
the
hard
palate
(v)
bend
or
turn
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
"
retroflex Synonyms
cacuminal
replicate
retroflex
retroflexed
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