ret·ro·spec·tive
ˌre-trə-ˈspek-tiv
1
a(1)
: of, relating to, or given to retrospection
(2)
: based on memory
a retrospective report
b
: being a retrospective
a retrospective exhibition
2
: affecting things past : retroactive
retrospective laws
3
: relating to or being a study (as of a disease) that starts with the present condition of a population of individuals and collects data about their past history to explain their present condition
retrospectively
adverb
: a generally comprehensive exhibition, compilation, or performance of the work of an artist over a span of years
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