"retroduce" meaning in English

See retroduce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: retroduces [present, singular, third-person], retroducing [participle, present], retroduced [participle, past], retroduced [past]
Etymology: From Latin retro (“backward”) + Latin ducere (“to lead”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|retro|t=backward}} Latin retro (“backward”), {{der|en|la|ducere|t=to lead}} Latin ducere (“to lead”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} retroduce (third-person singular simple present retroduces, present participle retroducing, simple past and past participle retroduced)
  1. To employ retroduction
    Sense id: en-retroduce-en-verb-QwFdSc03 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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