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RETROSPECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Memory for experiences that are past
Example:
some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("retrospection" is a kind of...):
memory; remembering (the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered)
Derivation:
retrospect (look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Reference to things past
Example:
the story begins with no introductory retrospections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("retrospection" is a kind of...):
mention; reference (a remark that calls attention to something or someone)
Derivation:
retrospect (look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember)
