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RETROSPECTIVE

\ɹˌɛtɹə͡ʊspˈɛktɪv], \ɹˌɛtɹə‍ʊspˈɛktɪv], \ɹ_ˌɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_s_p_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of RETROSPECTIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Looking backward; contemplating things past; - opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Looking backward; contemplating things past; - opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Looking back on things past; referring to the past.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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