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Definition of: retroactive
(ret′rō·ak′tiv, rē′trō-) adjective
Having or designed to have a retrospective effect or reversed action; in effect also during a specified prior period.
—ret′ro·ac′tive·ly adverb
—ret′ro·ac·tiv′i·ty noun
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