retrospectus

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• retrospektiv — re|tro|spek|tiv <wohl nach gleichbed. engl. retrospective, dies aus lat. retrospectus, Part. Perf. von retrospicere »zurückschauen«; vgl. ↑...iv> rückschauend, rückblickend …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• retrospection — /rɛtrəˈspɛkʃən/ (say retruh spekshuhn) noun action or faculty of looking back on things past; a survey of past events or experiences. {Latin retrōspectus (past participle of retrōspicere look back at) + ion} …  

• retrospect — [re′trə spekt΄] n. [< L retrospectus, pp. of retrospicere, to look back < retro , back + specere, to look: see SPY] a looking back on or thinking about things past; contemplation or survey of the past vi. Rare to look back in thought or… …   English World dictionary