ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Retroflex', Synonyms of 'Retroflex' & More on 'Retroflex'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

retroflex
    adj 1: bent or curved backward [syn: retroflex, retroflexed]
    2: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the
       hard palate [syn: cacuminal, retroflex]
    v 1: bend or turn backward [syn: 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"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Retroflex \Re"tro*flex\, Retroflexed \Re"tro*flexed\, a. [Pref.
   retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]
   Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
   [1913 Webster]

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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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