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retrocue

retrocue noun: a cue (signal) given after, or during an associated event.

Noun

retrocue (plural retrocues)

  1. A cue (signal) given after, or during an associated event

Verb

retrocue (third-person singular simple present retrocues, present participle retrocueing, simple past and past participle retrocued)

  1. To give such a signal

Forms of retrocue

Noun
pluralretrocues
Verb
third-person singular presentretrocues
present participleretrocueing
past participleretrocued
pastretrocued

Origin of retrocue

From retro- + cue.

Questions about retrocue

What does retrocue mean?
Retrocue means a cue (signal) given after, or during an associated event.
What part of speech is retrocue?
Retrocue can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of retrocue?
The plural of retrocue is retrocues.

Words near retrocue in the dictionary

  1. retrocopulation
  2. retrocopy
  3. retrocorneal
  4. retrocostal
  5. retrocrural
  6. retrocue
  7. retrocued
  8. retrocueing
  9. retrocues
  10. retrocuing
  11. retrocurvature

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