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RETROACTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affecting things past
Example:
retro pay
Synonyms:
ex post facto; retro; retroactive
Classified under:
Similar:
retrospective (concerned with or related to the past)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
Classified under:
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Antonym:
proactive (descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently)
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