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retrospective definition

retro·spec·tive (re′trə spek′tiv)

adjective

  1. looking back on or directed to the past, past events, etc.
  2. looking or directed backward a retrospective view of the river
  3. applying to the past; retroactive

Etymology: retrospect + -ive

noun

a representative exhibition of the lifetime work of an artist

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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