retrospectivo

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin retrōspectus +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vu/ , /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.ʃpekˈt͡ʃi.vu/ , /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.ʃpe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vo/

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: re‧tros‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

retrospectivo (feminine retrospectiva, masculine plural retrospectivos, feminine plural retrospectivas) (Brazilian spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. retrospective (examining or contemplating the past)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin retrōspectus +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retɾospeɡˈtibo/
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: re‧tros‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

retrospectivo (feminine retrospectiva, masculine plural retrospectivos, feminine plural retrospectivas)

  1. retrospective

Derived terms

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