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retroglossal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ret-roglos-sal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behind the tongue

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English retroglossal From retro- + glossal.

Rhymes With

basiglossal basioglossal

Questions

What does retroglossal mean?
Behind the tongue
Where does retroglossal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English retroglossal From retro- + glossal.

How to pronounce retroglossal

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