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retroflex

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/Part of speech adjective, verbSorted eeflorrtxStarts with REnds with X0 clues
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Definitions

  1. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

Word origin

From Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectō (“bend, turn”).

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  • Near-synonyms: subapical, palatal
  • Near-synonyms: apical, postalveolar
  • Near-synonyms: laminal, postalveolar

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