"ambispective" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: ambi- + Latin spectum + -ive, on the pattern of retrospective and prospective. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ambi|}} ambi- +, {{der|en|la|spectum}} Latin spectum, {{suffix|en||ive}} + -ive, {{m|en|retrospective}} retrospective, {{m|en|prospective}} prospective Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ambispective (not comparable)
  1. Having both retrospective and prospective components Tags: not-comparable

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