Retroflex

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Bent, curved, or turned backward.
  • adj. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back against the roof of the mouth.
  • n. A sound pronounced with the tongue in retroflex position, as the sound (r) in some varieties of English.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Bent or curved backwards.
  • adj. : Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue is behind the alveolar ridge or touches the palate.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as reflexed.
  • Same as retroflect.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. bent or curved backward
  • adj. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
  • v. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
  • v. bend or turn backward
    • Equivalent
    backward    retroflexed   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    articulate    enunciate    say    sound out    pronounce   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reflexed   
     
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