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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrorse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retrorse
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Curved, pointed or oriented backward or downward.

Etymology

From Latin retrorsus, contracted form of retroversus, from retro (“back”) + versum (“turned”). Doublet of retroverse.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more retrorse (comparative) most retrorse (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

retrorsely extrorse introrse

Antonyms

antrorse

Questions

What does retrorse mean?
Curved, pointed or oriented backward or downward.
Where does retrorse come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce retrorse

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