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Etymology
Mid 19th-century. Combination of retro- (“back”) + (pro)ject.
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retroject (third-person singular simple present retrojects, present participle retrojecting, simple past and past participle retrojected)
- (transitive) To project into the past; to insert anachronistically into a historical reconstruction.
2024, David Golinkin, “Naḥem On Tisha B'Av: Is It Permissible To Change The Wording?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 132:Rav Sa'adia probably wanted to retroject our prayers and blessings back to the time of the Prophets as part of his polemic with the Karaites who rejected the Oral Torah.
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