English dictionary

retrospection

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

reference to things past

noun.communication

Examples
The story begins with no introductory retrospections.

Source: WordNet 3.0
memory for experiences that are past

noun.cognition

Examples
Some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act, or the faculty, of looking back on things past.

noun

Source: webster1913