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RETROSPECTIVELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does retrospectively mean?
• RETROSPECTIVELY (adverb)
The adverb RETROSPECTIVELY has 1 sense:
1. in a manner contemplative of past events
Familiarity information: RETROSPECTIVELY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a manner contemplative of past events
Context example:
retrospectively, he seems like a great artist
Pertainym:
retrospective (concerned with or related to the past)
Context examples
Focusing specifically on calcium, these latest findings looked retrospectively at 4,751 AREDS participants who had been followed for an average of 10 years.
(No evidence that calcium increases risk of age-related macular degeneration, National Institutes of Health)
A classification typically assigned retrospectively to a Phase III trial after regulatory authorities determined the need for a Phase III B trial.
(Phase IIIa Trial, NCI Thesaurus)
“Two parties, of course!” said Mr. Omer, nodding his head retrospectively.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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