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The definition of retrospective is looking back on something that happened in the past.

(adjective)

When you are interviewed about past events, this is an example of a retrospective interview.
An art exhibit showing an artists early works progressing to the artist's most recent works is an example of a retrospective exhibit.

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See retrospective in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

looking back on or directed to the past, past events, etc.
looking or directed backward: a retrospective view of the river
applying to the past; retroactive

Origin: retrospect + -ive

noun

a representative exhibition of the lifetime work of an artist

Related Forms:

retrospectively adverb

See retrospective in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Looking back on, contemplating, or directed to the past.
Looking or directed backward.
Applying to or influencing the past; retroactive.
Of, relating to, or being a retrospective: a retrospective art exhibition.

noun

An exhibition or performance of works produced by an artist over a considerable period.

Related Forms:

retˌro·specˈtive·ly adverb

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