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Definition retroflex

Etymology

From Latin r?tr?flexus, the perfect participle of r?tr?flect? (“bend, turn”), from flect? (“bend, turn”).

Adjective

retroflex (comparative more retroflex, superlative most retroflex)

  1. Bent or curved backwards.
  2. (phonetics) 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.
  3. (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
  4. (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
  5. (phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.

Noun

retroflex (plural retroflexes)

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

Results 110 Words with the letters RETROFLEX

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13 letter words with the letters RETROFLEX 
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4 letter words with the letters RETROFLEX 
FEEL 8
FEET 7
FELT 8
FERE 7
FETE 7
FLEE 8
FLEX 15
FLOE 8
FORE 7
FORT 7
FREE 7
FRET 7
FROE 7
LEER 5
LEET 5
LEFT 8
LOFT 8
LORE 5
ORLE 5
REEF 7
REEL 5
REFT 7
RETE 4
ROLE 5
ROLF 8
RORT 4
ROTE 4
ROTL 5
TEEL 5
TELE 5
TOLE 5
TORE 4
TORR 4
TREE 4
TREF 7
3 letter words with the letters RETROFLEX 
EEL 4
EFT 6
ELF 7
ERE 3
ERR 3
FEE 6
FER 6
FET 6
FOE 6
FOR 6
FOX 13
FRO 6
LEE 4
LET 4
LEX 11
LOT 4
LOX 11
OFT 6
OLE 4
ORE 3
ORT 3
REE 3
REF 6
RET 3
REX 10
ROE 3
ROT 3
TEE 3
TEL 4
TOE 3
TOR 3
2 letter words with the letters RETROFLEX 
EF 5
EL 3
ER 2
ET 2
EX 9
FE 5
LO 3
OE 2
OF 5
OR 2
OX 9
RE 2
TO 2

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