washback

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noun

The way that tests affect how learners acquire and use a language.

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backwash
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Meanings

washback1

nounwashback (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe way that tests affect how learners acquire and use a language.

    Synonyms: backwash

washback2

nounwashback (plural washbacks)

plural washbacks

  1. A large vessel used for fermentation in a distillery.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe way that tests affect how learners acquire and use a language.

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backwash
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backwash

Origin

washback · noun

From wash + back.

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washback · noun

From wash + back. See back (“a large shallow vat”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

backwash
Cite this entry
APA

washback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washback

MLA

“washback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washback.

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