Meaning of RETROFLEX
| Pronunciation: | | 'retru`fleks
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | backward, cacuminal, replicate, retroflexed |
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| | See Also: | | articulate, bend, enounce, enunciate, flex, pronounce, say, sound out | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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