retrospective

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The Word of the Day for October 12 is: 

retrospective   \reh-truh-SPEK-tiv\   adjective
          1 a : contemplative of or relative to past events *b : being a 
generally comprehensive exhibition, compilation, or performance of the work of 
an artist over a span of years
     2 : affecting things past : retroactive

Example sentence:
          Carla’s next film will be a retrospective documentary about her 
favorite sculptor’s work.

Did you know?
      "Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again," wrote Henry 
Wadsworth Longfellow in his 1839 novel _Hyperion_. But these days the past is 
trendy, old-fashioned is hip, and "flea-market vogue" is not an oxymoron. And 
of course, "retrospective" is as retro as it gets. A glance at the history of 
"retrospective" reveals that it traces back to the Latin “retro-” (meaning 
"back," "behind," or "backward") and “specere” (meaning "to look at"). Once you 
have "retrospective" behind you, you can also add its kin "retrospect" (which 
is used as a noun, an adjective, and a verb) and "retrospection" to your 
vocabulary, too. “Retrospective” can also be used as a noun, referring to an 
exhibition that “looks back” at artistic work created over a span of years.





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