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▸ adjective:  Bent or curved backwards.
▸ adjective:  (phonetics) 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.
▸ adjective:  (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
▸ adjective:  (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
▸ adjective:  (phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
▸ noun:  (phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
▸ noun:  (phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
▸ noun:  (phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
▸ noun:  (phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To bend or curve backwards.





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