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Noun: retrospective  ,re-tru'spek-tiv
  1. An exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
Adjective: retrospective  ,re-tru'spek-tiv
  1. Concerned with or related to the past
    "retrospective self-justification"

Derived forms: retrospectives

See also: backward, ex post facto, retro, retroactive

Type of: art exhibition

Antonym: prospective

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