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retrospect(2)(dictionary)
retrospect(dictionary)

retrospect(1) (iou)



retrospect noun. E17.
[After PROSPECT noun by substitution of prefix: see RETRO-.]
(A) regard or reference to a fact, authority, precedent, etc. E17.
b. Application to past time. E18.
A survey or review of past times or events, esp. those relating to a particular subject or within one's own life or experience; the action of surveying the past thus. M17.
in retrospect on reflection, when looked back on, with hindsight.
E. Pound Recapitulation and retrospect.
b. A backward look or view. rare. L17.