"retrospectroscope" meaning in English

See retrospectroscope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: retrospectroscopes [plural]
Etymology: Jocular blend of retrospect + spectroscope; compare the etymology of retrospectoscope. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|retrospect|spectroscope|nocap=1}} blend of retrospect + spectroscope Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrospectroscope (plural retrospectroscopes)
  1. (slang, humorous) Synonym of retrospectoscope Tags: humorous, slang Synonyms: retrospectoscope [synonym, synonym-of], retrospectoscope
    Sense id: en-retrospectroscope-en-noun-sajj4aum Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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