retroactive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions

/ˌɹɛt.ɹəʊˈæk.tɪv/ /ˌɹɛ.tɹoʊˈæk.tɪv/ en-us-retroactive.ogg en-au-retroactive.ogg

retroactive

First attested in 1610. From French rétroactif, equivalent to retro- + active.

retroaction ex post facto retrospective

nonretroactive retcon retroactively retroactiveness retroactive rape retroactivity

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