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See also: rétroaction

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Latin retrōder.
English retro-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Latin āctum
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin āctiō
Old French aucionbor.
Middle English accioun
English action
English retroaction

    From retro- + action.

    Noun

    retroaction (countable and uncountable, plural retroactions)

    1. Any action that has an influence due to a past event
    2. An opposing action; a reaction

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