retroflection

ret·ro·flex·ion

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [re-truh-flek-shuh n]
- /ˌrɛ trəˈflɛk ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [re-truh-flek-shuh n]
- /ˌrɛ trəˈflɛk ʃən/

Definitions of retroflection word

noun retroflection a bending backward. 1
noun retroflection Pathology. a bending backward of the body of the uterus upon the cervix. 1
noun retroflection Phonetics. retroflex articulation. the acoustic quality resulting from retroflex articulation; r-color. 1

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Origin of retroflection

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45; < New Latin retrōflexiōn- (stem of retrōflexiō), equivalent to Latin retrōflex(us) retroflex + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Retroflection

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Retroflection

retroflection popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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