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retro-operative

retro-operative adjective: retrospective in effect.

Adjective

retro-operative (not comparable)

  1. retrospective in effect.

Forms of retro-operative

alternative formretrooperative

Origin of retro-operative

From retro- + operative.

Questions about retro-operative

What does retro-operative mean?
Retro-operative means retrospective in effect.
What part of speech is retro-operative?
Retro-operative is an adjective.

Words near retro-operative in the dictionary

  1. retro-futuristic
  2. retro-gaming
  3. retro-modern
  4. retro-noir
  5. retro-nostalgia
  6. retro-operative
  7. retro-orbital
  8. retro-orbitally
  9. retro-rocket
  10. retro-rockets
  11. retro-Victorian

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