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Meaning of 'retrospective' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Retrospective [ a.]
- Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view.
- Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive; as, a retrospective law.

Meaning of 'retrospective' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . retrospective [ a]
Meaning (1):
- concerned with or related to the past
Example in sentence:
  • retrospective self-justification

Nearby Words:

ret retable retail retailed retailer retailing retailment retain retainable retainal

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