RETROFLEX
/ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/
19
Scrabble
20
WWF
R(1) E(1) T(1) R(1) O(1) F(4) L(1) E(1) X(8)
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Definition
/ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/
noun
- A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
- A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
- A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
- (phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.
adjective
- Bent or curved backwards.
- Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
- Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
- Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
- (phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
Source: Wiktionary
