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retroflexes

retroflexes is the plural of retroflex.

Meaning of retroflex

Noun

retroflex (plural retroflexes)

  1. A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
  2. A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
  3. A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
  4. (general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.

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Questions about retroflexes

What is retroflexes the plural of?
Retroflexes is the plural of retroflex.

Words near retroflexes in the dictionary

  1. retroflects
  2. retroflex
  3. retroflex hook
  4. retroflex hooks
  5. retroflexed
  6. retroflexes
  7. retroflexing
  8. retroflexion
  9. retroflexions
  10. retroflexive
  11. retroflexively

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