backcast

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.
 * 2)  To change retrospectively; reverse.

Noun

 * 1) A cast or throw back.
 * 2) A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back.
 * 3)  Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure.
 * 4)  Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding.
 * 5)  Retrospect; hindsight.
 * 6)  backwater

Adjective

 * 1)  Retrospective.

Adverb

 * 1)  Long ago; in the past.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:long ago