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takauma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flashback noun A scene in a story, film, or book that jumps back to an earlier point in time.
  • regression noun A return to an earlier, usually less developed or less desirable, state.
  • throwback noun Something or someone that recalls or resembles an earlier era or stage.

Senses

takauma is used for these senses in English:

  • flashback (authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
  • regression An action of travelling mentally back in time.
  • throwback A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.

flashback — full definition

  1. noun A scene in a story, film, or book that jumps back to an earlier point in time.
  2. noun A sudden, vivid memory of a past traumatic event that feels like it's happening again.

regression — full definition

  1. noun A return to an earlier, usually less developed or less desirable, state.
  2. noun A statistical method used to measure how one variable relates to, or can predict, another.
  3. noun The reappearance of a software bug that had previously been fixed.

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