retrospective
(adjective) concerned with or related to the past; “retrospective self-justification”
retrospective
(noun) an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist’s life work
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retrospective (comparative more retrospective, superlative most retrospective)
Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
Looking backwards.
Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.
• hindsightly
retrospective (plural retrospectives)
An exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity.
Source: Wiktionary
Re`tro*spec"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétrospectif.]
1. Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view. The sage, with retrospective eye. Pope.
2. Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive; as, a retrospective law. Inflicting death by a retrospective enactment. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
