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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
view
.
The sage, with
retrospective
eye.
Pope.
2.
Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive;
as, a
retrospective
law
.
Inflicting 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


rétrospective

rétrospective

See also: retrospective

French

Adjective

rétrospective

  1. feminine singular of rétrospectif

Noun

rétrospective f (plural rétrospectives)

  1. retrospective, montage