Thesaurus: retroflex
Alt. of Retroflexed
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Definitions
- a. Alt. of Retroflexed
- adj. bent or curved backward
- adj. 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
- Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
- v. bend or turn backward v. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate s. bent or curved backward