RETROACTIVE

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


Etymology

Adjective

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



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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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