Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In retrospect; with reference to or with reflection upon the past; in law, ex post facto.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb By way of retrospect.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
retrospective manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a manner contemplative of past events
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Examples
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Boss ‘put ABCD in retrospectively dated before the arrest’ on January 6, 2010 at 1: 39 pm Retired Sgt
My Kingdom For A 4X4 With Suitable Tyres! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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In fact, if I'm deluding myself at all, I would bet that it's in retrospectively enjoying a performance more — my tendency is to store away the good parts of a concert, and let the mediocre moments fade from memory.
Archive 2007-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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Our memories are spurious, like our memories of dreams; the blank are filled in retrospectively.
How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later | Living the Liminal 2008
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Other parents made the link retrospectively, that is, some years later.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Other parents made the link retrospectively, that is, some years later.
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Other parents made the link retrospectively, that is, some years later.
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The counter example to Wittgenstein then becomes, simply, credo, provided we read that word retrospectively through its wonderfully revealing English derivative, as 'I am credulous'.
Archive 2007-04-01 Adam Roberts Project 2007
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The counter example to Wittgenstein then becomes, simply, credo, provided we read that word retrospectively through its wonderfully revealing English derivative, as 'I am credulous'.
Credo Adam Roberts Project 2007
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Only retrospectively, that is, only through the stories that will arise from their deeds and performances, will their identity become fully manifest.
Hannah Arendt d'Entreves, Maurizio Passerin 2006
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Lawyers cited limiting the presidential tenure to two terms retrospectively as discriminatory.
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