retrospective

Definitions

General English

• noun an exhibition of works of art covering the whole career of an artist

Information & Library Science

• adjective concerned with things that take effect from an earlier date than when the decision is made

Law

• adjective going back in time

Media Studies

• noun an article looking back at recent events

Medical

• adjective applying to the past, tracing what has happened already to selected people

Politics

• adjective taking effect from a particular time in the past, rather than from the present

Nearby Definitions of “retrospective”

• resistance
• resolution
• resonance
• rest
• Restoration drama
• retrospective
• return
• reverse
• reverse sweep
• reverse swing
• revue

Contexts for “retrospective”

6 definitions in context
• General English
• Information & Library Science
• Law
• Media Studies
• Medical
• Politics