/ ˈretrəspekt; NAmE / noun
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IDIOMS
- in retrospect
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from retro- back , on the pattern of the noun prospect .
/ ˈretrəspekt; NAmE / noun
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IDIOMS
- in retrospect
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from retro- back , on the pattern of the noun prospect .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005