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The deliberate recall of past events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
memory for experiences that are past
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: memory, remembering
reference to things past
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the story begins with no introductory retrospections
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mention, reference
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
ретроспекция
(retrospekcija)
— the deliberate recall of past events
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French:
rétrospection
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Indonesian:
retrospeksi
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Irish:
aisbhreathnú
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Italian:
retrospezione
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Japanese:
懐古
(kaiko)
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Polish:
retrospekcja
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Portuguese:
retrospeção
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Portuguese:
retrospecção
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Tagalog:
pagbabalik-tanaw
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Tagalog:
balik-tanaw
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Telugu:
సింహావలోకనము
(siṁhāvalōkanamu)
— the deliberate recall of past events
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Turkish:
anımsamak
— the deliberate recall of past events