retroactive
(adjective) descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retroactive (not comparable)
Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions
Source: Wiktionary
Re`tro*act"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétroactif.]
Definition: Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. Retroactive law or statute (Law), one which operates to make criminal or punishable, or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
