01 v. i. To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.
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To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.“It may be useful to retrospect to an early period.” — A. Hamilton.
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Webster, 1913
Retrospect
02 n. A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past.
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A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past.“We may introduce a song without retrospect to the old comedy.” — Landor.