Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,916,307,087 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

retrospective

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
ret·ro·spec·tive  (rtr-spktv)
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.

retro·spective·ly adv.

retrospective [ˌrɛtrəʊˈspɛktɪv]
adj
1. looking or directed backwards, esp in time; characterized by retrospection
2. applying to the past; retroactive
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an exhibition of an artist's life's work or a representative selection of it
retrospectively  adv
retrospectiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.retrospective - an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
art exhibition - an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)
Adj.1.retrospective - concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification"
backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
prospective - of or concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "a prospective bride"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation"

retrospective
noun
review, revision, another look, reassessment, fresh look, second look, reconsideration, re-evaluation, re-examination They honoured him with a retrospective of his work.
adjective
retroactive, backdated, backward-looking a retrospective fear of the responsibility she had taken on
Translations
retrospective [ˌretrəʊˈspektɪv]
A. ADJretrospectivo; [law etc] → retroactivo, de efecto retroactivo
B. N (Art) → (exposición f) retrospectiva f
retrospective [ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv]
adj
[law] → rétroactif/ive
[feeling, look, claim, observation] → rétrospectif/ive
(ART) a retrospective exhibition → une rétrospective
a retrospective show → une rétrospective
n
(ART)rétrospective f
retrospective
adj thoughtrückblickend; wisdomim Nachhinein; (Admin, Jur) → rückblickend; pay riserückwirkend; retrospective effectRückwirkung f; a retrospective exhibitioneine Retrospektive; a retrospective look (at)ein Blick mzurück (→ auf +acc)
retrospective [ˌrɛtrəʊˈspɛktɪv]
1. adj (gen) → retrospettivo/a; (pay rise) (Law) → retroattivo/a
2. n (Art) → retrospettiva


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in classic literature?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
I have not hesitated to furnish the reader with all these retrospective details, known to me through my business relations with Monsieur Robert Darzac.
Wherein, then, lay the resemblance that made the young man's heart beat with a kind of retrospective excitement?
Some retrospective perception of this came long afterward when I read his essays, and after I knew all of his poetry, and later yet when I read the 'Vicar of Wakefield'; but for the present my eyes were holden, as the eyes of a boy mostly are in the world of art.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.