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hind⋅sight

  [hahynd-sahyt]
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–noun
recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.
Origin:
1850–55; hind 1 + sight
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hind·sight   (hīnd'sīt')   
n.  
  1. Perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.
  2. The rear sight of a firearm.
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