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look-back

look-back noun: a look in a backward or retrospective manner; an additional or secondary look; a review.

Noun

look-back (plural look-backs)

  1. A look in a backward or retrospective manner; an additional or secondary look; a review.
    • Standardized tests allow for students to engage in look-backs but, unfortunately, many students do not utilize this opportunity.2008, JoAnne Schudt Caldwell, Comprehension Assessment

Forms of look-back

plurallook-backs
alternative formlookback
alternative formlook back

Origin of look-back

Deverbal from look back, equivalent to look + back.

Words formed from look-back

Questions about look-back

What does look-back mean?
Look-back means a look in a backward or retrospective manner; an additional or secondary look; a review.
What part of speech is look-back?
Look-back is a noun.
What is the plural of look-back?
The plural of look-back is look-backs.

Words near look-back in the dictionary

  1. look'st
  2. look-a-like
  3. look-alike
  4. look-alikes
  5. look-at-me
  6. look-back
  7. look-backs
  8. look-down shoot-down
  9. look-down, shoot-down
  10. look-down/shoot-down
  11. look-in

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