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retrognosis

retrognosis noun: a description of a past event that is written as though it were a prediction.

Noun

retrognosis (plural retrognoses)

  1. A description of a past event that is written as though it were a prediction.

Forms of retrognosis

pluralretrognoses

Origin of retrognosis

From retro- + gnosis.

Words that rhyme with retrognosis

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Questions about retrognosis

What does retrognosis mean?
Retrognosis means a description of a past event that is written as though it were a prediction.
What part of speech is retrognosis?
Retrognosis is a noun.
What is the plural of retrognosis?
The plural of retrognosis is retrognoses.

Words near retrognosis in the dictionary

  1. retrognathia
  2. retrognathic
  3. retrognathism
  4. retrognathous
  5. retrognoses
  6. retrognosis
  7. retrogradally
  8. retrogradant
  9. retrogradation
  10. retrogradational
  11. retrogradations

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