retracted tongue root

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retracted tongue root

noun retracted tongue roots

attributive, often An articulation involving retraction of the tongue root. The high back retracted tongue root vowel is always further back than its counterpart, rather than further forward, as is the case for the traditional lax back vowels.

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@misc{retracted_tongue_root_2026,
  title = {retracted tongue root},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retracted%20tongue%20root},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}