Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrognosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ret-rog-no-sis
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der. English gnosis English retrognosis From retro- + gnosis.

Inflected Forms

retrognoses (plural)

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

What does retrognosis mean?: A description of a past event that is written as though it were a prediction.
Where does retrognosis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der. English gnosis English retrognosis From retro- + gnosis.

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