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retroflex

/ retroflex /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
"Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
Type of:
pronounce articulate enounce
Derived:
retroflection retroflexion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
bend or turn backward
Type of:
bend flex
Derived:
retroflection retroflexion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 3
bent or curved backward
Similar:
backward
adjective satellite Sense 4
pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Similar:
backward
Domain:
linguistics
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
1
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

pronounce articulate enounce bend flex backward