- retrospective exhibition
- display of past events, exhibition for looking back on the past
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
retrospective exhibition
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retrospective — ► ADJECTIVE 1) looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. 2) (of an exhibition or compilation) showing the development of an artist s work over a period of time. 3) (of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the … English terms dictionary
retrospective — (adj.) 1660s, from RETROSPECT (Cf. retrospect) + IVE (Cf. ive). As a noun, from 1964, short for retrospective exhibition (1919), etc. Related: Retrospectively … Etymology dictionary
retrospective — [[t]re̱trəspe̱ktɪv[/t]] retrospectives 1) N COUNT 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... They honoured him … English dictionary
retrospective — I. adjective Date: 1664 1. a. (1) of, relating to, or given to retrospection (2) based on memory < a retrospective report > b. being a retrospective < a retrospective exhibition > 2. affecting things past … New Collegiate Dictionary
retrospective — adjective 1》 looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. ↘(of an exhibition or compilation) showing the development of an artist s work over a period of time. 2》 (of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the … English new terms dictionary
retrospective — adj. & n. adj. 1 looking back on or dealing with the past. 2 (of an exhibition, recital, etc.) showing an artist s development over his or her lifetime. 3 (of a statute etc.) applying to the past as well as the future; retroactive. 4 (of a view)… … Useful english dictionary
Retrospective — (from Latin retrospectare , look back ) generally means to take a look back at events that already have taken place. For example, the term is used in medicine, describing a look back at a patient s medical history or lifestyle.Visual artsWithin… … Wikipedia
retrospective — [re΄trə spek′tiv] adj. [ RETROSPECT + IVE] 1. looking back on or directed to the past, past events, etc. 2. looking or directed backward [a retrospective view of the river] 3. applying to the past; retroactive n. a representative exhibition of… … English World dictionary
retrospective show — retrospective show, an exhibition of paintings reviewing the work of an artist or group of artists over a number of years: »the Picasso retrospective show at the Museum of Modern Art … Useful english dictionary
exhibition — noun (esp. BrE) ⇨ See also ↑exhibit ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large ▪ small ▪ important, major ▪ a major exhibition of the painter s work … Collocations dictionary
