how to pronounce retroflex

/ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/

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retroflex is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of retroflex

adjective:

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.
Bent or curved backwards.
Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

noun:

Any of the aforementioned consonants.
A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.

retroflex frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word retroflex occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics retroflex can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that retroflex can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

words with pronunciation similar to retroflex

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