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Retroactively definition, operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law. See more.
A retrospective, generally, is a look back at events that took place, or works that were produced, in the past. As a noun, retrospective has specific meanings in medicine, software development, popular culture and the arts. It is applied as an adjective, synonymous with the term retroactive, to laws, standards, and awards.