retrospecting
present participle of retrospect
Source: Wiktionary
Re"tro*spect, v. i. Etym: [L. retrospicere; retro back + specere, spectum, to look. See Spy, and cf. Expect.]
Definition: To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past. It may be useful to retrospect to an early period. A. Hamilton.
Re"tro*spect, n.
Definition: A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past. Cowper. We may introduce a song without retrospect to the old comedy. Landor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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