"retroflexion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retroflexions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retroflexion (countable and uncountable, plural retroflexions)
  1. The act of retroflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: retroflective, retroversion
    Sense id: en-retroflexion-en-noun-niIlP~yJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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