eng: retroflex

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has URIhttp://lexvo.org/id/term/eng/retroflex
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means(verb) bend or turn backward
retroflex, replicate
means(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"
retroflex
means(adjective) bent or curved backward
retroflex, retroflexed
means(adjective) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
cacuminal, retroflex

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