retrospective Pronunciation: /ˌretrəˈspektɪv/Translate retrospective | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of retrospectiveA. n rétrospective (f)B. adj 1 (gen) rétrospectif/-ive 2 [Law] rétroactif/-iveretrospective in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of retrospective in the British & World English dictionary Definition of retrospective in the US English dictionary