retrospective
See also: rétrospective
English edit
Etymology edit
From retrospect + -ive. From Latin retrōspectus, perfect passive participle of retrōspiciō (“I look back at”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
retrospective (comparative more retrospective, superlative most retrospective)
- Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
- 2015 March 4, Louise Taylor, The Guardian[1]:
- While the pictures of what precisely unfolded after Cissé looked to tread on Evans are not entirely conclusive, the Football Association will surely pore over them on Thursday before quite possibly using video evidence to impose lengthy retrospective bans stemming from an incident unseen by Anthony Taylor, the referee.
- Looking backwards.
- Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.
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Translations edit
of, relating to, or contemplating the past
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looking backwards
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affecting or influencing past things; retroactive
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Noun edit
retrospective (plural retrospectives)
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exhibition of works
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See also edit
- festschrift – scholarly analog
- memorial
- tribute
Further reading edit
- “retrospective”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Interlingua edit
Adjective edit
retrospective (not comparable)