2 meanings
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1 —as in:
a photographic retrospective
Definition
an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work- The museum is presenting a retrospective of the artist's work.
retrospective = an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- They released a retrospective CD of her work.
- She'd seen a retrospective of his work and decided he was hugely overrated.Jeannette Walls -- The Glass Castle
retrospective = an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
retrospective = an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
2 —as in:
a retrospective study
Definition
concerned with or related to the past- Her stature was retrospectively improved by her untimely death.
retrospectively = concerned with or related to the past
- The retrospective ruling is unfair. Laws should not take effect until they are passed.
retrospective = concerned with or related to the past
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