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retrospectiveness

retrospectiveness noun: the quality or condition of being retrospective.

Noun

retrospectiveness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or condition of being retrospective.
    • This retrospectiveness is crucial and forms the basis on which to construct legal safeguards in judicial interventions (Feld 1993).2001, Allison Morris, Gabrielle Maxwell, Restorative Justice for Juveniles: Conferencing, Mediation and Circles

Origin of retrospectiveness

From retrospective + -ness.

Questions about retrospectiveness

What does retrospectiveness mean?
Retrospectiveness means the quality or condition of being retrospective.
What part of speech is retrospectiveness?
Retrospectiveness is a noun.

Words near retrospectiveness in the dictionary

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

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