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flashback

noun

A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

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Word length
9
Starts with
F
Ends with
K
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
23
CEFR level
C1

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Pronunciation

ˈflæʃbæk

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noun

  1. A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

noun

  1. An unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)

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