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English adjective: retroflex | |||
| 1. | retroflex bent or curved backward | ||
| Synonyms | retroflexed | ||
| Similar | backward | ||
| Antonyms | forward | ||
| 2. | retroflex pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate | ||
| Synonyms | cacuminal | ||
| Similar | backward | ||
| Domain category | linguistics | ||
| Antonyms | forward | ||
English verb: retroflex | |||
| 1. | retroflex (motion) bend or turn backward | ||
| Synonyms | replicate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
| 2. | retroflex (communication) articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate | ||
| Samples | Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out | ||
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