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retroflex

adjectiveverb 9 letters Scrabble 19 WWF 20
Definitions
adjective

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

verb

bend or turn backward

adjective

bent or curved backward

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”

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