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ret·ro·spec·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈspekshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin retrospectus (past participle of retrospicere) + English -ion
1. archaic : reference or allusion to a past event
2.
a. : the act or process of surveying the past
< he lives in anticipation, not in retrospection >
b. : an instance of retrospection
3. : observation of mental processes through primal memory immediately after their occurrence |