retroactively
English
Etymology
retroactive + -ly
Pronunciation
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Adverb
retroactively (not comparable)
- Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.
- The new legislature passed a resolution retroactively legalizing the actions of the revolutionaries that brought them to power.
Translations
done after the fact
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