different between reminiscence vs retrospective

English

Etymology

From Late Latin remin?scentiae (“remembrances”), from Latin remin?sc?ns, present active participle of remin?scor (“remember”); see reminiscent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???m.??n?s.?ns/
• Rhymes: -?ns

Noun

reminiscence (countable and uncountable, plural reminiscences)

1. An act of remembering long-past experiences, often fondly.
2. A mental image thus remembered.

Synonyms

• recall
• recollection

Coordinate terms

• flashback - memory of trauma

Related terms

• reminiscent
• reminiscential

Translations

See also

• nostalgia

Further reading

• reminiscence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• reminiscence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From retrospect +? -ive. From Latin retr?spectus, perfect passive participle of retr?spici? (“I look back at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???t??(?)?sp?kt?v/
• Rhymes: -?kt?v

Adjective

retrospective (comparative more retrospective, superlative most retrospective)

1. Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
   • 2015, Louise Taylor, Papiss Cissé and Jonny Evans spitting row mars Manchester United’s win over Newcastle (in The Guardian, 4 March 2015)[1]

     While the pictures of what precisely unfolded after Cissé looked to tread on Evans are not entirely conclusive, the Football Association will surely pore over them on Thursday before quite possibly using video evidence to impose lengthy retrospective bans stemming from an incident unseen by Anthony Taylor, the referee.

2. Looking backwards.
3. Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.

Synonyms

• hindsightly

Translations

Noun

retrospective (plural retrospectives)

1. An exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity.

Translations

See also

• festschrift – scholarly analog
• memorial
• tribute

Further reading

• retrospective at OneLook Dictionary Search

Interlingua

Adjective

retrospective (not comparable)

1. retrospective