retrospective
adjectiveDefinition of retrospective
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a(1)
: of, relating to, or given to retrospection
(2)
: based on memory
a retrospective report
b
: being a retrospective
a retrospective exhibition
2
: affecting things past : retroactive
retrospective laws
3
: relating to or being a study (as of a disease) that starts with the present condition of a population of individuals and collects data about their past history to explain their present condition
retrospective
nounDefinition of retrospective (Entry 2 of 2)
: a generally comprehensive exhibition, compilation, or performance of the work of an artist over a span of years
broadly
: review sense 7a
a retrospective of 20th century haute couture