retrospection

CEFRC1

/ˌrɛtrəˈspɛkʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of thinking carefully about past events.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The deliberate recall of past events

Examples

  • His book provides a deep and warm retrospection of his life.

  • In retrospection, she realized how valuable those lessons were.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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In context

  • Retrospection is the act of looking back on past events.

  • "And then?" prompted Carrados, for Nora seemed to be in danger of losing herself in retrospection. "Something definite happened?"

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The historian's careful blank of old documents uncovered lost traditions of the tribe.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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