"retrocognition" meaning in English

See retrocognition in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɹɛtɹəʊkɒɡˈnɪʃən/ Forms: retrocognitions [plural]
Etymology: From retro- + cognition. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|cognition}} retro- + cognition Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} retrocognition (usually uncountable, plural retrocognitions)
  1. (parapsychology) extrasensory knowledge of past events. Wikipedia link: retrocognition Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Fictional abilities, Parapsychology Translations (extrasensory knowledge of past events): rétrocognition [feminine] (French), Retrokognition [feminine] (German), retrocognizione [feminine] (Italian), retrocognicion [feminine] (Occitan), retrokognicja [feminine] (Polish)

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