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retroflex

9 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. verb

    bend or turn backward

  2. verb

    articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate

    Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants

  3. adjective

    bent or curved backward

  4. adjective

    pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

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