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retroflex in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
    cacuminal  retroflex 
  2. bent or curved backward
    retroflex  retroflexed 
verb
  1. bend or turn backward
    retroflex  replicate 
  2. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
    "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
    retroflex 
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