retrospettivo

retrospective

adjective reh-troh-spet-TEE-voh Rare

Origin: From Latin retrospicere (to look back), from retro- + specere (to look).

Also means

looking back

Usage Note

Retrospettivo can also function as a noun (una retrospettiva, f) when referring to an art exhibition reviewing an artist's career. As an adjective it agrees in gender: retrospettiva (f), retrospettivi (m pl), retrospettive (f pl). In law, effetto retrospettivo means retroactive effect.

Examples

"La mostra retrospettiva celebrava cinquant'anni di carriera."

Natural Translation

The retrospective exhibition celebrated fifty years of career.

Literal Translation

The exhibition retrospective celebrated fifty-years of career.

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