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retroflection::noun | Spocien Dictionary

retroflection

noun

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an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth

Type	Words
Synonyms	retroflexion
Type of	articulation

retroflection

noun

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the act of bending backward

Type	Words
Synonyms	retroflexion
Type of	movement, motility, motion, move
Derivation	retroflex

retroflection

noun

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a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part

Type	Words
Synonyms	retroflexion, retroversion
Type of	abnormality, abnormalcy

retroflection

Yurok retroflection and sound symbolism in Proto-Algic.

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The standard contact boundary resistances in Gestalt theory were confluence, introjection, projection and retroflection.

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Secondary alexithymia results from psychological influences such as sociocultural conditioning, neurotic retroflection or defense against trauma.

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