Definition of 'retroflex'

Verb

1. bend or turn backward
      Synonyms: 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"

Adjective

1. bent or curved backward
      Synonyms: retroflexed
2. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
      Synonyms: cacuminal

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