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preretrieval

preretrieval adjective: before retrieval.

Adjective

preretrieval (not comparable)

  1. Before retrieval.
    • Thus, ventral mPFC may mediate postretrieval processing of recollected information rather than preretrieval processes relating to retrieval attempts (Rugg and Wilding 2000).2014 April 3, Zara M. Bergström et al., “Reflections of Oneself: Neurocognitive Evidence for Dissociable Forms of Self-Referential Recollection”, in Cerebral Cortex (New York, NY), volume 25, →DOI

Origin of preretrieval

From pre- + retrieval.

Questions about preretrieval

What does preretrieval mean?
Preretrieval means before retrieval.
What part of speech is preretrieval?
Preretrieval is an adjective.

Words near preretrieval in the dictionary

  1. preretired
  2. preretiree
  3. preretirees
  4. preretirement
  5. preretraction
  6. preretrieval
  7. prereturn
  8. prereveal
  9. prerevealed
  10. prerevealing
  11. prereveals

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