Word: retrospection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tro
spec
tion
Definition: The deliberate recall of past events
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to an earlier time.
Affix: -spect
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: To look at, perceive, or observe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: specio
Language: la
Decoded: specio
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I observe, watch, look at
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.