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
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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