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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ret•ro•spec•tive /ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to retrospection.
- looking or directed backward.
n. [countable] - an exhibit showing an artist's lifework.
ret•ro•spec•tive•ly, adv. See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ret•ro•spec•tive (re′trə spek′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - directed to the past;
contemplative of past situations, events, etc. - looking or directed backward.
- retroactive, as a statute.
n. - an art exhibit showing an entire phase or representative examples of an artist's lifework.
- any exhibition or series of showings or performances, as of musical works or motion pictures, representing the work of an artist or performer over all or a major part of a career:a retrospective of John Ford's movies.
- retrospect + -ive 1655–65
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