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retroactively (adverb) (not comparable)
Concerning how an event takes effect beginning on a date in the past: Mr. Smith was paid retroactively for his good work in the office going back to the beginning of the year,
This entry is located in the following units: ag-, agen-, act-, agi-, agit- (page 14) retro-, retr- (page 1)