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Definition of Retraspective

Re`tro*spec"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. rétrospectif.] 1. Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view.

The sage, with retrospective eye.
Pope.

2. Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive; as, a retrospective law.

Inflicting death by a retrospective enactment.
Macaulay.

Re`tro*spec"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. rétrospectif.] 1. Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view.

The sage, with retrospective eye.
Pope.

2. Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive; as, a retrospective law.

Inflicting death by a retrospective enactment.
Macaulay.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • of, relating to, or contemplating the past
  • looking backwards
  • affecting or influencing past things; retroactive
  • an exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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