retrospective

retrospective

See also: rétrospective

English

Etymology

From retrospect +‎ -ive. From Latin retrōspectus, perfect passive participle of retrōspiciō (“I look back at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛktɪv/

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• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

retrospective (comparative more retrospective, superlative most retrospective)

1. 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.

2. Looking backwards.
3. Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.

Synonyms

• hindsightly

Translations

of, relating to, or contemplating the past

Arabic: متعلِّق بالماضي‎ ,رَجْعِيّ‎ (rajʿiyy) Armenian: հետադարձ (hy) (hetadarj) Catalan: retrospectiu (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 懷舊的／怀旧的 (huáijiù de) French: rétrospectif (fr) German: rückblickend (de), rückschauend Italian: retrospettivo (it) Portuguese: retrospectivo (pt) (Brazil), retrospetivo (Portugal) Romanian: retrospectiv (ro) Spanish: retrospectivo

looking backwards

Armenian: հետադարձ (hy) (hetadarj) Chinese: Mandarin: 回顧的／回顾的 (huígù de) German: zurückblickend (de) Irish: aisbhreathnaitheach, iardhearcach Kazakh: өткенді шолатын (ötkendı şolatyn), ретроспективті (retrospektivtı), ретроспективтік (retrospektivtık) Russian: ретроспектива (ru) (retrospektiva)

affecting or influencing past things; retroactive

Armenian: հետադարձ (hy) (hetadarj) German: rückwirkend (de) Irish: cúlghabhálach, siarghabhálach

Noun

retrospective (plural retrospectives)

1. An exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity.

Translations

exhibition of works

Catalan: retrospectiva (ca) f German: Retrospektive (de) f Italian: retrospettiva (it) f Spanish: retrospectiva (es) f

See also

• festschrift – scholarly analog
• memorial
• tribute

Further reading

• retrospective at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Interlingua

Adjective

retrospective (not comparable)

1. retrospective