verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

retcon

retcon · retcons · retconned · retconning

To employ such a deviceTo employ such a device.

/ˈɹɛtˌkɒn/

Origin

A blend of retroactive + continuity. The term retroactive continuity was popularized by co

A blend of retroactive + continuity. The term retroactive continuity was popularized by comics writer Roy Thomas, who was known for writing superhero comic books set decades in the past, such as All-Star Squadron, and attributes it to an anonymous source.

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Forms

retcons, retconning, retconned, retconned

Base form	retcon · to retcon
3rd person singular	retcons
Present participle	retconning
Past simple	retconned
Past participle	retconned

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	retcon
he, she, it	retcons

Past simpleLesson

all persons

retconned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have retconned
he, she, it	has retconned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will retcon

Word family

1 related words

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Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle