retrospective
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6.6
- adjective
- /ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv/
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retrospectivo
- He enjoys reading books that provide a retrospective look at historical events and their impact on society.
- retrospective study
- retrospective review
- retrospective analysis
Have you had a look at retrospective regrets of childless people?
- Have you had a look at retrospective regrets of childless people?
- The legislation next should be prospective and not retrospective.
- He this he still win that retrospective look back.
- You can't do anything other than wallow in retrospective assessment.
- That remembering self, that retrospective gesture?
- We're used to talking about a world of retrospective versus prospective, quality versus research.
- There's also retrospective time, which is how you measure off time in the past.
Examples
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Limitations of the present study include its retrospective design and small sample size.
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Of these three studies, the two largest were retrospective, while the other was a smaller prospective series.
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Our study was limited by a relatively small number of patients and by its retrospective nature.
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The present study was retrospective in nature, relying on the accuracy of clinical documentation.
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A second limitation is that the responses were retrospective, based on injuries they received in the past.
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Furthermore, both of these tools provide only retrospective or near-real-time observations.
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A third limitation of this study is that the findings are based strictly on retrospective self-report data.
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Distinguish the public health implications of the findings of this retrospective review regarding control of Mycobacterium bovis infection.
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The museum is hosting a retrospective exhibition of the artist's work from the past thirty years.
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After the project was completed, the team held a retrospective meeting to discuss what went well and what could be improved.
Synonyms
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3.6
Connected with the past, for example old events or buildings
Antonyms
How Retrospective
Surface Forms
Morphology
retrospective = retrospect (transparent) = retro + spect + ive
The adjective is a regular suffixation from the noun 'retrospect' meaning 'relating to looking back', so the relation is clear and predictable.
Etymology
Retrospective comes from the parts retro- 'back' and -spect 'to look', the same root you see in inspect. So retrospective means 'looking back' and is used when someone thinks about or studies past events.