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Retroflection

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth

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Senses

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the act of bending backward

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a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
retroflexionretroversion
plural
Retroflections
possessive
Retroflection's
pluralpossessive
Retroflections'