retrospection

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retrospection

noun retrospections

countable, uncountable The deliberate recall of past events. "And then?" prompted Carrados, for Nora seemed to be in danger of losing herself in retrospection. "Something definite happened?"

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noun the deliberate recall of past events

日本語	懐古 kaiko
Português	retrospeção, retrospecção
Français	rétrospection
Italiano	retrospezione

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@misc{retrospection_2026,
  title = {retrospection},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retrospection},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}