retrocognition

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/ˌɹɛtɹəʊkɒɡˈnɪʃən/

noun

extrasensory knowledge of past events.

OriginEnglish cognition ← Middle English cognicioun ← Latin cognitiō →
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Meanings

nounretrocognition (usually uncountable, plural retrocognitions)

plural retrocognitions

  1. uncountableusuallyparapsychologyextrasensory knowledge of past events.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  7. Proto-Italic*kom
  8. Proto-Italic*kom-
  9. Latincon-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  12. Proto-Italic*gnōskō
  13. Latingnōscō
  14. Latincognōscō
  15. Latincognitiō
  16. Middle Englishcognicioun
  17. Englishcognition
  18. Englishretrocognition

From retro- + cognition.

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Translations

French rétrocognition
  • rétrocognitionextrasensory knowledge of past events
German Retrokognition
  • Retrokognitionextrasensory knowledge of past events
Italian retrocognizione
  • retrocognizioneextrasensory knowledge of past events
Polish retrokognicja
  • retrokognicjaextrasensory knowledge of past events
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APA

retrocognition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocognition

MLA

“retrocognition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocognition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrocognition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocognition.

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