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retrovert

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retro-vert
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To turn back; to return to a previous state.

noun

One who returns to their original creed.

Etymology

From retro- + Latin vertere, versum (“to turn”). Compare retrorse.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

retroverts (present, singular) retroverting (participle, present) retroverted (participle, past) retroverted (past) retroverts (plural)

Synonyms

revert return regress turn back

Questions

What does retrovert mean?
To turn back; to return to a previous state.
Where does retrovert come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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