The difference between Reflexed and Retroflex
When used as adjectives, reflexed means turned backwards, whereas retroflex means bent or curved backwards.
Retroflex is also noun with the meaning: a consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
check bellow for the other definitions of Reflexed and Retroflex
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Reflexed as a verb:
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Reflexed as an adjective:
turned backwards
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Retroflex as an adjective:
Bent or curved backwards.
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Retroflex as an 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.
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Retroflex as an adjective (phonetics):
Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
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Retroflex as an adjective (phonetics):
Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
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Retroflex as an adjective (phonetics, general sense):
Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
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Retroflex as a noun (phonetics):
A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
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Retroflex as a noun (phonetics):
A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
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Retroflex as a noun (phonetics):
A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
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Retroflex as a noun (phonetics, general sense):
Any of the aforementioned consonants.