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retrojecting

retrojecting is the present participle and gerund 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 retrojecting

What is retrojecting the present participle and gerund of?
Retrojecting is the present participle and gerund of retroject.

Words near retrojecting in the dictionary

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

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