Retroflex Definition
rĕtrə-flĕks
retroflexed
adjective
Bent or turned backward.
Webster's New World
Articulated with the tip of the tongue raised and bent slightly backward toward the hard palate.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A retroflex sound.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Retroflex
Noun
Singular:
retroflex
Plural:
retroflexesOrigin of Retroflex
Latin retrōflexus past participle of retrōflectere to bend back retrō retro- flectere to bend
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin rÄ“trōflexus, the perfect participle of rÄ“trōflectō (“bend, turn"), from flectō (“bend, turn").
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