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retroactive

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Main Entry: ret·ro·ac·tive
Pronunciation: \-ˈak-tiv\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French rétroactif, from Latin retroactus, past participle of retroagere to drive back, reverse, from retro- + agere to drive — more at agent
Date: 1611

: extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past; especially : made effective as of a date prior to enactment, promulgation, or imposition <retroactive tax>

ret·ro·ac·tive·ly adverb

ret·ro·ac·tiv·i·ty \-ˌak-ˈti-və-tē\ noun


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