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1retrospective
adjective ret·ro·spec·tive \-ˈspek-tiv\
: of or relating to the past or something that happened in the past
: effective from a particular date in the past
Full Definition of RETROSPECTIVE
1
a (1) : of, relating to, or given to retrospection (2) : based on memory <a retrospective report> b : being a retrospective <a retrospective exhibition>
2
: affecting things past : retroactive <retrospective laws>
3
: relating to or being a study (as of a disease) that starts with the present condition of a population of individuals and collects data about their past history to explain their present condition
— ret·ro·spec·tive·ly adverb
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First Known Use of RETROSPECTIVE
1664
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2retrospective
noun
: an exhibition of work that an artist has done in the past
Full Definition of RETROSPECTIVE
: a generally comprehensive exhibition, compilation, or performance of the work of an artist over a span of years; broadly : review 7a <a retrospective of 20th century haute couture>
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First Known Use of RETROSPECTIVE
1932
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retrospective
adjective ret·ro·spec·tive \-ˈspek-tiv\
Medical Definition of RETROSPECTIVE
1
a : of, relating to, or given to introspection b : relating to or being a study (as of a disease) that starts with the present condition of a population of individuals and collects data about their past history to explain their present condition—compare prospective
2
: based on memory
—ret·ro·spec·tive·ly adverb
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