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retroflex

ret·ro·flex [ réttrō flèks ] or ret·ro·flexed [ réttrō flèkst ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. bent backward: bent or curved backward

2. with tip of tongue bent backward: describes speech sounds that are pronounced with the tip of the tongue raised and bent backward

[Late 18th century. < Latin retroflex-, past participle of retroflectere "bend back" < flectere "bend"]
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