"washback" meaning in All languages combined

See washback on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From wash + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wash|back}} wash + back Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} washback (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) The way that tests affect how learners acquire and use a language. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Derived forms: washback effect
    Sense id: en-washback-en-noun-MvCzkYL~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: washbacks [plural]
Etymology: From wash + back. See back (“a large shallow vat”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wash|back}} wash + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} washback (plural washbacks)
  1. A large vessel used for fermentation in a distillery.
    Sense id: en-washback-en-noun-DfKk8lTo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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