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retrospectively Definition


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retrospect
noun
    1. When considering or looking back on what has happened in the past
      Example: In retrospect, it wasn't a good idea
Derivative: retrospection
    The action of looking back at the past.
    A survey of one's past life.
Derivative: retrospective
    Said of a law, etc: applying to the past as well as to the present and to the future.
    Inclined to look back on past events.
      Thesaurus: backward-looking, historical, reminiscent, evocative.
noun
    An exhibition which shows how an artist's work has developed over the years.
Derivative: retrospectively
adverb
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin retrospicere, retrospectum to look back.



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