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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: retro- + -spect (as in prospect)

retrospect

 noun
     
ret‧ro‧spect

in retrospect

thinking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more now than you did then:
In retrospect, I wonder if we should have done more.
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