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Retrospective

see synonyms of retrospective

Noun

1. retrospective

an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work

Adjective

2. retrospective

concerned with or related to the past

Example Sentences:
'retrospective self-justification'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Retrospective

see synonyms of retrospective
adjective
1. 
looking or directed backwards, esp in time; characterized by retrospection
2. 
applying to the past; retroactive
noun
3. 
an exhibition of an artist's life's work or a representative selection of it

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Retrospective

see synonyms of retrospective
adjective
1. 
looking back on or directed to the past, past events, etc.
2. 
looking or directed backward
a retrospective view of the river
3. 
applying to the past; retroactive
noun
4. 
a representative exhibition of the lifetime work of an artist

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Retrospective

see synonyms of retrospective
adj.
1. Looking back on, contemplating, or directed to the past.
2. Looking or directed backward.
3. Applying to or influencing the past; retroactive.
4. Of, relating to, or being a retrospective: a retrospective art exhibition.
n.
An exhibition or performance of works produced by an artist over a considerable period.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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