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retracted tongue roots

retracted tongue roots is the plural of retracted tongue root.

Meaning of retracted tongue root

Noun

retracted tongue root (plural retracted tongue roots)

  1. (attributive, often) An articulation involving retraction of the tongue root.
    • The high back retracted tongue root vowel is always further back than its counterpart, rather than further forward, as is the case for the traditional lax back vowels.1996, Peter Ladefoged, Ian Maddieson, The Sounds of the World's Languages

Questions about retracted tongue roots

What is retracted tongue roots the plural of?
Retracted tongue roots is the plural of retracted tongue root.

Words near retracted tongue roots in the dictionary

  1. retractating
  2. retractation
  3. retractations
  4. retracted
  5. retracted tongue root
  6. retracted tongue roots
  7. retracter
  8. retracters
  9. retractest
  10. retracteth
  11. retractibility

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