retrospection
retrospection noun: the deliberate recall of past events.
Noun
retrospection (countable and uncountable, plural retrospections)
- 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?"1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
retrospection meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Tagalog
retrospection in Tamil
- பின்னோக்கு
retrospection in Urdu
- خیال ماضی, پس دیدگی
retrospection in Telugu
- the deliberate recall of past events
- సింహావలోకనము siṁhāvalōkanamu
retrospection in Tagalog
- the deliberate recall of past events
- pagbabalik-tanaw, balik-tanaw
More languagesFewer languages
- retrospection in Indonesian
- retrospeksi
Forms of retrospection
| plural | retrospections |
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Questions about retrospection
- What does retrospection mean?
- Retrospection means the deliberate recall of past events.
- What is retrospection in Tamil?
- Retrospection in Tamil is பின்னோக்கு. See Retrospection meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is retrospection?
- Retrospection is a noun.
- What is the plural of retrospection?
- The plural of retrospection is retrospections.
Words near retrospection in the dictionary
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