Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrospection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: ret-ro-spec-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The deliberate recall of past events.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""And then?" prompted Carrados, for Nora seemed to be in danger of losing herself in retrospection. "Something definite happened?""

Usage

Inflected Forms

retrospections (plural)

Questions

What does retrospection mean?: The deliberate recall of past events.

How to pronounce retrospection

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