retrospect : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: retrospect	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for retrospect
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retrospect n contemplation of things past; "in retrospect" v look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" Synonym(s): review, look back, retrospect
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrospect \Re"trospect\, v. i. [L. retrospicere; retro back + specere, spectum, to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Expect}.] To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past. It may be useful to retrospect* to an early period. --A. Hamilton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrospect \Re"trospect\, n. A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past. --Cowper. We may introduce a song without retrospect* to the old comedy. --Landor.