RETROSPECTION

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Meaning:

Memory for experiences that are past

Example:

some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("retrospection" is a kind of...):

memory; remembering (the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered)

Derivation:

retrospect (look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember)

Meaning:

Reference to things past

Example:

the story begins with no introductory retrospections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("retrospection" is a kind of...):

mention; reference (a remark that calls attention to something or someone)

Derivation:

retrospect (look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember)