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1. Bent or curved backward
   - retroflexed
    
2. (linguistics) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
   - cacuminal

1. Bend or turn backward
   - replicate
    
2. Articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
   "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"

Derived forms: retroflexes, retroflexed

See also: backward

Type of: articulate, bend, enounce, enunciate, flex, pronounce, say, sound out

Encyclopedia: Retroflex