cacuminal

ca·cu·mi·nal

 (kə-kyo͞o′mə-nəl)

adj.

Articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back and up toward the roof of the mouth; retroflex.

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[From Latin cacūmen, cacūmin-, summit, point.]

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cacuminal

(kæˈkjuːmɪnəl) phonetics

adj

(Phonetics & Phonology) Also called: cerebral relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate

n

(Phonetics & Phonology) a consonant articulated in this manner

[C19: from Latin cacūmen point, top]

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ca•cu•mi•nal

(kəˈkyu mə nl)
adj .

1. (of a speech sound) produced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward or against the hard palate; retroflex.

n.

2. a cacuminal speech sound.

[1860–65; < Latin cacūmin-, s. of cacūmen top, tip + -al¹]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cacuminal - pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate retroflex linguistics - the scientific study of language backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"

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