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| ret·ro·flex [ réttrō flèks ] or ret·ro·flexed [ réttrō flèkst ] |
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1. bent backward: bent or curved backward
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2. with tip of tongue bent backward: describes speech sounds that are pronounced with the tip of the tongue raised and bent backward
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| [Late 18th century. < Latin retroflex-, past participle of retroflectere "bend back" < flectere "bend"] |
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