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retrospection
noun ret·ro·spec·tion \ˌre-trə-ˈspek-shən\
: the act of thinking about the past or something that happened in the past
Full Definition of RETROSPECTION
: the act or process or an instance of surveying the past
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First Known Use of RETROSPECTION
1674
Related to RETROSPECTION
- Synonyms
- reappraisal, reconsideration, reexamination, retrospect, review
Rhymes with RETROSPECTION
by-election, circumspection, conic section, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, fuel injection, genuflection, golden section, imperfection, indirection, insurrection, intellection, interjection, intersection, introjection, introspection, kin selection, misdirection, predilection, preselection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reinfection, resurrection, retroflexion, self-reflection, stage direction, vivisection, yeast infection
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