retcon
A fictional setting in which a new storyline explains or changes a previous event or…A fictional setting in which a new storyline explains or changes a previous event or attaches a new significance to it.
Meaning
1 sensesA fictional setting in which a new storyline explains or changes a previous event or attaches a new significance to it.
Origin
A blend of retroactive + continuity. The term retroactive continuity was popularized by coA 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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