retrospectoryadj.
/ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈspɛkt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌrɛtrəˈspɛkˌtɔri/ Now rare.
That looks back on the past; retrospective.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > retrospection, reminiscence > [adjective]
retrospective1664
reminiscent1699
retrospicient1702
retrospectory1813
retracing1818
reminiscitory1828
1813 Ann. Reg. 1812 Gen. Hist. 49/1 [He] took a very extended view of the state of public affairs, foreign and domestic, both retrospectory and present.
1876 St. James' Mag. 2 139 I..may indulge in a brief retrospectory glance at the interval between 1845 and 1870.
1914 Bookman Feb. 607/2 M. Henry Bernstein, has gone a step further in forcing the audience to observe a story in retrospectory review.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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