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retrojected

retrojected is the simple past and past participle of retroject.

Meaning of retroject

Verb

retroject (third-person singular simple present retrojects, present participle retrojecting, simple past and past participle retrojected)

  1. (transitive) To project into the past; to insert anachronistically into a historical reconstruction.
    • Rav Sa'adia probably wanted to retroject our prayers and blessings back to the time of the Prophets as part of his polemic with the Karaites who rejected the Oral Torah.2024, David Golinkin, “Naḥem On Tisha B'Av: Is It Permissible To Change The Wording?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 132

Questions about retrojected

What is retrojected the simple past and past participle of?
Retrojected is the simple past and past participle of retroject.

Words near retrojected in the dictionary

  1. retroinfections
  2. retroinfundibular
  3. retroinhibition
  4. retroinsular
  5. retroject
  6. retrojected
  7. retrojecting
  8. retrojection
  9. retrojections
  10. retrojects
  11. retrojet

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