What does "retrospect" mean?
Retrospect: To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past. It may be useful to retrospect to an early period. A. Hamilton.
Additional senses
- 2.A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past. Cowper. We may introduce a song without retrospect to the old comedy. Landor.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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