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retroflex
('r/E/tr/@/,fl/E/ks )

adjective (a)

  • Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • bent or curved backward(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    retroflexed
    source: wordnet30
  • pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    cacuminal
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • bend or turn backward(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    replicate
    source: wordnet30
  • articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants.
    source: wordnet30
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