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retrospective memory

retrospective memory noun: the remembering of information from the past.

Noun

retrospective memory (countable and uncountable, plural retrospective memories)

  1. The remembering of information from the past.

Forms of retrospective memory

pluralretrospective memories

Questions about retrospective memory

What does retrospective memory mean?
Retrospective memory means the remembering of information from the past.
What part of speech is retrospective memory?
Retrospective memory is a noun.
What is the plural of retrospective memory?
The plural of retrospective memory is retrospective memories.

Words near retrospective memory in the dictionary

  1. retrospections
  2. retrospective
  3. retrospective determinism
  4. retrospective determinisms
  5. retrospective memories
  6. retrospective memory
  7. retrospectively
  8. retrospectiveness
  9. retrospectives
  10. retrospectivity
  11. retrospectography

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