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retroflex

American  
[re-truh-fleks] / ˈrɛ trəˌflɛks /
Also retroflexed

adjective

  1. bent backward; exhibiting retroflexion.

  2. Phonetics. articulated with the tip of the tongue curled upward and back against or near the juncture of the hard and soft palates; cacuminal; cerebral; coronal.

retroflex British  
/ ˈrɛtrəʊˌflɛks /

adjective

  1. bent or curved backwards

  2. phonetics of, relating to, or involving retroflexion

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Etymology

Origin of retroflex

First recorded in 1910–15, retroflex is from the Latin word retrōflexus (past participle of retrōflectere to bend back). See retro-, flex 1

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