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retrospective

/ˌretrəˈspektɪv/adjective

उच्चारण रेट्रस्पेक्टिव

पूर्वव्यापी, पिछली तारीख़ से लागू

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adjective
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    thinking about or connected with something that happened in the past; (of a law) intended to take effect from a particular date in the past

    पूर्वव्यापी, पिछली तारीख़ से लागू

    • retrospective tax
    • a retrospective look at the decade
    • The book gives a retrospective view of the freedom movement.
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    • The court ruled that the new law could not be applied in a retrospective way to old cases.
    • A retrospective analysis of the exam results showed some trends.

    Synonyms retroactive backdated backward-looking reflective

    Opposite prospective future forward-looking

noun
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    a public exhibition of the work that an artist has done in the past

    पूर्वव्यापी प्रदर्शनी

    • a retrospective of Satyajit Ray's films
    • The art gallery is hosting a retrospective of the painter's early work.
    • The museum is holding a retrospective of her paintings.
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    • A retrospective of the director's early films opened this week.
    • Fans queued up for the retrospective at the cultural centre.

    Synonyms exhibition showcase review

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

retroactive backdated backward-looking reflective exhibition showcase review

Antonyms

prospective future forward-looking

§Grammar and usage

Keep the retro- (back) words: retrospect, retrograde (going backwards), retroactive.

Retro- (पीछे) शब्द याद रखिए: retrospect, retrograde (पीछे जाने वाला, प्रतिगामी), retroactive।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

In retrospect (thinking about a past event with the knowledge you have now: 'In retrospect, I should have revised more').

Idiom 'in retrospect' (अब के ज्ञान के साथ अतीत की घटना पर सोचते हुए, पीछे मुड़कर देखने पर: 'In retrospect, I should have revised more')।

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General knowledge

Article 20(1) protects people from retrospective criminal laws (no punishment for an act that was not a crime when it was done).

अनुच्छेद 20(1) लोगों को पूर्वव्यापी आपराधिक कानूनों से बचाता है (ऐसे कार्य के लिए दंड नहीं जो करते समय अपराध न था)।