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RE: Word History/Use: "retrodict"
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Dear Zhang,
Thank you for writing to Merriam-Webster.
The dictionary utilizes a cautious wording for the etymology of retrodict; that is because retrodiction is shown only as an undefined run-on. Since retrodiction itself derives from attaching the prefix retro- to either diction or its etymon diction--, the etymology that we show takes a wording that hops over the undefined word and pins the etymology to that shared etymon instead ("-dict (as in predict)" rather than simply "retro- + predict").
There's no reason to assume the OED is wrong that retrodiction precedes retrodict.
Sincerely,
Neil S. Serven
Associate Editor
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
http://www.merriam-webster.com
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From: Merriam-Webster Online by Merriam Webster [[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 9:23 AM
To: *LRS
Subject: Word History/Use
Question: I would like to know whether the word “retrodict”is deprived of “retrodiction”or“predict” directly .The word is said to be derived from “retro+dict” on the website and I understand it says the word was created to represent a new meaning in the 50s in the dictionary, however,the word “retrodiction” was created in 1895 , according to the “oed” . Thus,it is possible that it is derived from “retrodiction” directly,I think.
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