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retroaction

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ret⋅ro⋅ac⋅tion

  [re-troh-ak-shuhn]
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–noun
action that is opposed or contrary to the preceding action.
Origin:
1560–70; retro- + action
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ret·ro·ac·tion   (rět'rō-āk'shən)   
n.  

  1. An action, as of a law, that influences or applies to a prior time.

  2. An opposing or reciprocal action; a reaction.

ret'ro·act' v.
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