retrospective

🇺🇸 /ˌretrəˈspektɪv/ 🇬🇧 /ˌretrəˈspektɪv/
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adjective
R

Looking back at past events

In her retrospective thoughts, she realized how much she had grown.

R

Applying to past time

The retrospective pay increase applied to last year's work.

noun
R

A show of an artist's past work

The museum held a retrospective of the painter's career.

translation

adj. Looking back at past events; Applying to past time
n. A show of an artist's past work

Word Forms

Plural retrospectives