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retroflexion

English

Noun

retroflexion (countable and uncountable, plural retroflexions)

  1. The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed.

Related terms

  • retroflective
  • retroversion

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flexion

English

Etymology

From Latin flexi?.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?fl?k.??n/

Noun

flexion (countable and uncountable, plural flexions)

  1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
  2. The state of being bent or flexed.
  3. Deviation from straightness.
  4. (grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

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Translations


French

Etymology

From Latin flexi?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fl?k.sj??/

Noun

flexion f (plural flexions)

  1. (grammar) inflection

Further reading

  • “flexion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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