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What (who) is rétrospective - definition

GENERALLY MEANS TO TAKE A LOOK BACK AT EVENTS THAT ALREADY HAVE TAKEN PLACE
Retrospectives; Retrospective exhibition

retrospective         
¦ adjective
1. looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.
(of an exhibition or compilation) showing the development of an artist's work over a period of time.
2. (of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the past.
¦ noun a retrospective exhibition or compilation.
Derivatives
retrospectively adverb
retrospective         
a.
1.
Looking back.
2.
Retroactive, that affects the past.
retrospective         
(retrospectives)
1.
A retrospective is an exhibition or showing of work done by an artist over many years, rather than his or her most recent work.
...a retrospective of the films of Judy Garland...
N-COUNT
2.
Retrospective feelings or opinions concern things that happened in the past.
Afterwards, retrospective fear of the responsibility would make her feel almost faint.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
retrospectively
Retrospectively, it seems as if they probably were negligent...
ADV: ADV with cl, ADV with v
3.
Retrospective laws or legal actions take effect from a date before the date when they are officially approved.
Bankers are quick to condemn retrospective tax legislation.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
retrospectively
...a decree which retrospectively changes the electoral law under which last year's national elections were held.
ADV: ADV with v

Wikipedia

Retrospective

A retrospective (from Latin retrospectarecode: lat promoted to code: la , "look back"), generally, is a look back at events that took place, or works that were produced, in the past. As a noun, retrospective has specific meanings in medicine, software development, popular culture and the arts. It is applied as an adjective, synonymous with the term retroactive, to laws, standards, and awards.