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retrospect
ret·ro·spect [ réttrə spèkt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
recollection: the remembering of past events
[Early 17th century. <retro- after prospect]

ret·ro·spec·tion [ rèttrə spékshən ] noun

in retrospect thinking about or reviewing the past, especially from a new perspective or with new information
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