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Meaning of retroactive


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  retroactive
      adj 1: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has
             an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process
             that occurred previously [ant: {proactive}]
      2: affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-
         post-facto law"; "retro pay" [syn: {ex post facto},
         {retroactive}, {retro}]


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