RETROSPECTIVE

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

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Etymology

Adjective

retrospective (comparative more retrospective, superlative most retrospective)

Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.

Looking backwards.

Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.

Synonyms

• hindsightly

Noun

retrospective (plural retrospectives)

An exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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