English Explanatory Dictionary

retroject

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To project into the past; to insert anachronistically into a historical reconstruction.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛkt/

Word forms

retroject retrojects retrojecting retrojected

Etymology

Mid 19th-century. Combination of retro- (“back”) + (pro)ject.

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