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CACUMINAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cacuminal mean?
• CACUMINAL (adjective)
The adjective CACUMINAL has 1 sense:
1. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Familiarity information: CACUMINAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Synonyms:
cacuminal; retroflex
Similar:
backward (directed or facing toward the back or rear)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
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