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retroactively

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ret·ro·ac·tive  (rtr-ktv)
adj.
Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase.
[French rétroactif, from Latin retroctus, past participle of retroagere, to drive back : retr-, retro- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
retro·active·ly adv.
retro·ac·tivi·ty n.
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Adv.1.retroactively - after the fact; "he will get paid retroactively"
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retroactively [ˌrɛtrəʊˈæktɪvli] adv (= retrospectively) → rétroactivement
retroactively
adv → rückwirkend
retroactively [ˌrɛtrəʊˈæktɪvlɪ] adv → in modo retroattivo, retroattivamente
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