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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin retrōspectus +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vu], /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.spe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.ʃpekˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [ˌχɛ.tɾo.ʃpekˈt͡ʃi.vu], /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.ʃpe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [ˌχɛ.tɾo.ʃpe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vo]

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: re‧tros‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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retrospectivo (feminine retrospectiva, masculine plural retrospectivos, feminine plural retrospectivas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. retrospective (examining or contemplating the past)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin retrōspectus +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /retɾospeɡˈtibo/ [re.t̪ɾos.peɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: re‧tros‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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retrospectivo (feminine retrospectiva, masculine plural retrospectivos, feminine plural retrospectivas)

  1. retrospective

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