retconning

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A form of retcon — A fictional setting in which a new storyline explains or changes a previous event or attaches a new significance to it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of retcon
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APA

retconning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retconning

MLA

“retconning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retconning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retconning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retconning.

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