Word: retrodiction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tro
dic
tion
Definition: A form of "prediction" that deals with the past rather than the future, sometimes useful in testing theories whose actual predictions are too long-term to be of immediate use.
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to an earlier time.
Affix: predict
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A prediction; the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: dīcō
Language: la
Decoded: dico
Meaning: to say
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.