cacuminal

Adjective
Synonyms: retroflex

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palateSynonyms: retroflex
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cacuminal \Ca*cu"mi*nal\, a. [L. cacumen, cacuminis, the top, point.] (Philol.) Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters. [1913 Webster]
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