Adjective: retrospective ,re-tru'spek-tiv
- Concerned with or related to the past
"retrospective self-justification"
- An exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
"The museum hosted a retrospective of Picasso's paintings"
Derived forms: retrospectives
See also: backward, ex post facto, retro, retroactive
Type of: art exhibition
Antonym: prospective
Encyclopedia: Retrospective