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retrocognition

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɹɛtɹəʊkɒɡˈnɪʃən/

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noun

Meaning 1

extrasensory knowledge of past events.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- English cognition English retrocognition From retro- + cognition.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: rétrocognition — extrasensory knowledge of past events
  • German: Retrokognition — extrasensory knowledge of past events
  • Italian: retrocognizione — extrasensory knowledge of past events
  • Occitan: retrocognicion — extrasensory knowledge of past events
  • Polish: retrokognicja — extrasensory knowledge of past events