1. noun /ˈrɛtroˌspɛkt/
consideration of past times
My mind, calmer and stronger now than last night, made for itself some imperious rules, prohibiting under deadly penalties all weak retrospect of happiness past; commanding a patient journeying through the wilderness of the present...
2. verb /ˈrɛtroˌspɛkt/
To look or refer back to; to reflect on
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