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To: PatrickHenry
The term "Retrospective Astonishment" (perhaps someone could translate this into Latin?) does capture the point. I'll endorse your term with both hands.
812 posted on 12/01/2003 7:47:49 AM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Doctor Stochastic
The term "Retrospective Astonishment" (perhaps someone could translate this into Latin?) does capture the point.

admiratio: admiration, wonder
retrospecio, retrospecere: to look back
retrospecatum: my guess at the participial form

My best guess at how it should look, assuming the ablative case follows in: Admiratio in retrospectato

816 posted on 12/01/2003 8:15:57 AM PST by PatrickHenry (Hic amor, haec patria est.)
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