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retroflex

/'rɛtrə,flɛks/

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adjective
pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
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cacuminal backward
verb
bend or turn backward
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replicate

type of:
bend flex
adjective
bent or curved backward
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retroflexed backward
verb
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
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"Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"

type of:
sound out articulate enunciate pronounce say enounce

Synonyms & Similar Words

say bend pronounce backward articulate flex replicate enunciate cacuminal retroflection retroflexion retroflexed sound out enounce