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Noun
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(n)
retroversion
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retroflection
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retroflexion
(a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part)
"retroversion of the uterus"
S:
(n)
retroflection
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retroflexion
(an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
articulation
(the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)
S:
(n)
pronunciation
(the manner in which someone utters a word)
"they are always correcting my pronunciation"
S:
(n)
utterance
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vocalization
(the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
S:
(n)
auditory communication
(communication that relies on hearing)
S:
(n)
communication
(something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
S:
(n)
abstraction
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abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
retroflection
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retroflexion
(the act of bending backward)
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form