retrospectiveness

noun

The quality or condition of being retrospective.

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Meanings

nounretrospectiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or condition of being retrospective.

    This retrospectiveness is crucial and forms the basis on which to construct legal safeguards in judicial interventions (Feld 1993).

    2001, Allison Morris, Gabrielle Maxwell, Restorative Justice for Juveniles: Conferencing, Mediation and Circles

Origin

From retrospective + -ness.

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retrospectiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrospectiveness

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“retrospectiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrospectiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrospectiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrospectiveness.

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