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Word entry · 13 letters

retrospective

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"Looking back"

13 letters · collected on this word page

13 lettersPronunciation /ˌɹɛt.ɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛk.tɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ceeeioprrsttvStarts with REnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Filled answer is this word (RETROSPECTIVE).

Definitions

  1. Looking back at or concerned with the past.

Word origin

From retrospect + -ive. From Latin retrōspectus, perfect passive participle of retrōspiciō (“to look back at”).

Used in a sentence

  • Following a retrospective review of patient records, the parents of eligible patients were contacted by telephone to provide information about the study.

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