hark-back

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from hark back. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːkbæk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹkˌbæk/ === Noun === hark-back (plural hark-backs) (hunting) An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey. (figuratively) An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event). Synonym: callback ==== Alternative forms ==== hark back