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    RETROFLEXION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of bending backwardplay

    Synonyms:

    retroflection; retroflexion

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("retroflexion" is a kind of...):

    motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)

    Derivation:

    retroflex (bend or turn backward)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    An articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouthplay

    Synonyms:

    retroflection; retroflexion

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("retroflexion" is a kind of...):

    articulation (the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)

    Derivation:

    retroflex (articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A turning or tilting backward of an organ or body partplay

    Example:

    retroversion of the uterus

    Synonyms:

    retroflection; retroflexion; retroversion

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("retroflexion" is a kind of...):

    abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

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