1660s, from retrospect + -ive. As a noun, from 1964, short for retrospective exhibition (1908), etc. Related: Retrospectively.
retrospective self-justification
retrogress
retrogression
retrogressive
retrospect
retrospection
retrospective
retrousse
retroversion
retrovirus
retune
return
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