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retrospective

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Definition of retrospective

adjective

  • looking back on or dealing with past events or situations:our survey was retrospective
  • (of an exhibition or compilation) showing the development of an artist’s work over a period of time: a retrospective collection of albums spanning the course of his entire career
  • (of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the past:retrospective pay awards

noun

  • an exhibition or compilation showing the development of an artist’s work over a period of time:a Georgia O’Keeffe retrospective

Derivatives

retrospectively

adverb

retrospective in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of retrospective in the US English dictionary
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