单词 | retcon |
释义 | retcon[ ret-kon ] / ˈrɛtˌkɒn / nouna subsequent revision of an established story in film, TV, video games, or comics: In an awkward retcon of his origin story, the hero’s parents survived the attack but suffered complete memory loss. verb (used with object) ret·con·ned, ret·con·ningto later revise (an established element of a fictional story): The writers retconned the origin of her powers, newly attributing them to alien ancestry. Origin of retconFirst recorded in 1980–85; a shortening of retroactive continuity Words nearby retconretarded dentition, retardee, retarder, retarget, retch, retcon, retd., rete, rete arteriosum, rete articulare, rete cutaneum corii Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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