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retroflex adjective

  /ɾɛʈɾoflɛks/ , /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/ , /ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/ , /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/
  • (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.
 [[sub-apikal]] palatal, [[sub-apikal]] prepalatal, apikal postalveolar, laminal postalveolar, retrofleks
  • (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
 apikal postalveolar, retrofleks
  • (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
 laminal postalveolar, retrofleks
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