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Synonyms for retroflex
ˈrɛ trəˌflɛksretroflex
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retroflexadjective
: Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue is behind the alveolar ridge or touches the palate.
Synonyms:
reflexed
Princeton's WordNet
retroflex, retroflexedadjective
bent or curved backward
Synonyms:
cacuminal, retroflexedAntonyms:
forwardcacuminal, retroflexverb
pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Synonyms:
cacuminal, retroflexedAntonyms:
forwardretroflex, replicateverb
bend or turn backward
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repeat, replicate, double, duplicate, reduplicate, copyAntonyms:
forwardretroflexverb
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
"Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
Synonyms:
replicateAntonyms:
forward
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- مرتدArabic
- olblygWelsh
- retroflexDanish
- retroflexGerman
- ανάστροφοGreek
- retrofleksaEsperanto
- vuelto hacia atrásSpanish
- taipunut, retrofleksi, taaksepäinFinnish
- rétroflexeFrench
- aislúbthaIrish
- cooyl-chroymmitManx
- retroflessaItalian
- 反り舌音, そり舌音Japanese
- 역행Korean
- retroflexDutch
- etterfleksNorwegian
- ретрофле́ксный, [[ретрофле́ксный]] [[согла́сный]]Russian
- retroflexSwedish
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