ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈspekshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin retrospect us (past participle of retrospicere ) + English -ion
1. archaic : reference or allusion to a past event
2.
a. : the act or process of surveying the past
he lives in anticipation, not in retrospection
b. : an instance of retrospection
3. : observation of mental processes through primal memory immediately after their occurrence