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retrospection - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'retrospection' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Retrospection [ n.]
- The act, or the faculty, of looking back on things past.

Meaning of 'retrospection' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . retrospection [ n]
Meaning (1):
- memory for experiences that are past
Example in sentence:
  • some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection
Meaning (2):
- reference to things past
Example in sentence:
  • the story begins with no introductory retrospections

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