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twenty-twenty hindsight

twenty-twenty hindsight noun: a perfect understanding of events only after they have happened.

Noun

twenty-twenty hindsight (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A perfect understanding of events only after they have happened.

Origin of twenty-twenty hindsight

From the term 20/20 which is used in visual testing to refer to normal visual acuity.

Questions about twenty-twenty hindsight

What does twenty-twenty hindsight mean?
Twenty-twenty hindsight means a perfect understanding of events only after they have happened.
What part of speech is twenty-twenty hindsight?
Twenty-twenty hindsight is a noun.

Words near twenty-twenty hindsight in the dictionary

  1. twenty-third
  2. twenty-thirds
  3. twenty-three
  4. twenty-three hundred
  5. twenty-twenty
  6. twenty-twenty hindsight
  7. twenty-two
  8. twenty-two hundred
  9. twenty-twos
  10. Twenty20
  11. twentyeight

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