- ret·ro·spec·tion
- /ˌrɛtrəˈspɛkʃən/ noun [noncount]formal : the act of thinking about the past or something that happened in the past
This is a time of retrospection for many people.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ret·ro·spec·tion
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ret|ro|spec|tion — «REHT ruh SPEHK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of looking back on things past; survey of past events or experiences: »Old people often enjoy retrospection. 2. a reference to something … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… … English syllables
spec — cir·cum·spec·tion; cir·cum·spec·tive; con·spec·tus; ex·tro·spec·tion; ex·tro·spec·tive; in·spec·tion; in·spec·tion·al; in·spec·tive; in·spec·tor; in·spec·tor·ate; in·spec·to·ri·al; in·spec·tor·ship; in·spec·to·scope; in·spec·tress; in·spec·trix;… … English syllables
retrospection — ret·ro·spec·tion … English syllables
retrospection — ret|ro|spec|tion [ˌretrəˈspekʃən] n [U] formal thinking about the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
retrospection — ret|ro|spec|tion [ ,retrou spekʃən ] noun uncount FORMAL the action of remembering or thinking about things that happened to you in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
retrospection — ret•ro•spec•tion [[t]ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the action, process, or faculty of looking back on things past 2) a survey of past events or experiences • Etymology: 1625–35 … From formal English to slang
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
