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backcast

verb, noun, adj and 1 more — 10 senses

backcast

verb

Etymology Blend of back + forecast.

1

To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.

2

UK, Dialectal To change retrospectively; reverse.

backcast

noun

Etymology Blend of back + forecast.

1

A cast or throw back.

2

A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back.

3

Figuratively Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure.

4

UK, Dialectal Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding.

5

UK, Dialectal Retrospect; hindsight.

6

UK, Dialectal backwater

backcast

adj

Etymology Blend of back + forecast.

1

UK, Dialectal Retrospective.

backcast

adv

Etymology Blend of back + forecast.

1

UK, Dialectal, Of time Long ago; in the past.

Synonyms
of old, way back

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