Literally, a look back in history A "retrospective study" reviews the treatment of a disease over a period of time and the individual's long-term response to therapy
Retrospective feelings or opinions concern things that happened in the past. Afterwards, retrospective fear of the responsibility would make her feel almost faint. + retrospectively retro·spec·tive·ly Retrospectively, it seems as if they probably were negligent
(1) Converting bibliographic information to machine-readable records (2) For OCLC members, converting machine-readable records cataloged before becoming an OCLC member
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
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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. + retrospectively retro·spec·tive·ly a decree which retrospectively changes the electoral law under which last year's national elections were held. a show of the work of an artist, actor, film-maker etc that includes examples of all the kinds of work they have done