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English

flashbacks

noun

Meaning

  1. (authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
  2. A vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs.
  3. A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
  4. The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
  5. A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data