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retroflex adjective

  /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/ , /ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/ , /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/
  • (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
 retroflex, apiko-postalveolar
  • (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
 retroflex, apiko-postalveolar, lamino-postalveolar, subapiko-palatal
  • (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
 retroflex, lamino-postalveolar

retroflex noun

  /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/ , /ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/ , /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/
  • (phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
  • (phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
 Retroflex

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retroflex adjective

  /ʁetʁoˈflɛks/
  • Linguistik, von Lauten: mit zurückgebogener Zunge gebildet
 retroflex

Retroflex

retroflex
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