[Middle English sedule, slip of parchment or paper, note, from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula, diminutive of scheda, variant of Latin scida, papyrus strip, from Greek skhida, skhedÄ; perhaps akin to skhizein, to split; see schizo-.] schedâ²uÂ·lar adj.
Grammatical inflection (sometimes known as accidence or flection in more traditional grammars) is the way in which a word is changed or altered in form in order to achieve a new, specific meaning.
retroflex (plural retroflexes) ( 1 phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate. ( 2 phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.