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How to pronounce “retroflex”

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Pronunciation guide for retroflex

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of retroflex with real speech in context.
Available examples: 1 YouTube example
Real speech example: Physical: An American Checkupa retroflex view of my rectum to be
Definition summary: Bent or curved backwards.

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Physical: An American Checkup

a retroflex view of my rectum to be

[Adjective]
Bent or curved backwards.
(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.
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
(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.
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.
[Verb]
(transitive) To bend or curve backwards.