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Webster 1913 Edition
Retrospective
Reˊtro-spec′tive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
rétrospectif
.] 1.
Looking backward; contemplating things past; – opposed to
prospective
; as, a
. retrospective
viewThe sage, with
retrospective
eye. Pope.
2.
Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive;
as, a
. retrospective
lawInflicting death by a
retrospective
enactment. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Retrospective
RETROSPECT'IVE
, a.1.
Looking back on past events; as a retrospective view.2.
Having reference to what is past; affecting things past. A penal statute can have no retrospective effect or operation.Definition 2024
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See also: rétrospective
English
Adjective
retrospective (comparative more retrospective, superlative most retrospective)
- of, relating to, or contemplating the past
- 2015, Louise Taylor, Papiss Cissé and Jonny Evans spitting row mars Manchester United’s win over Newcastle (in The Guardian, 4 March 2015)
- 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.
- 2015, Louise Taylor, Papiss Cissé and Jonny Evans spitting row mars Manchester United’s win over Newcastle (in The Guardian, 4 March 2015)
- looking backwards
- affecting or influencing past things; retroactive
Synonyms
Translations
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
retrospective (plural retrospectives)
See also
- festschrift – scholarly analog
- memorial
- tribute