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RETRO-OPERATIVE
\ɹˌɛtɹə͡ʊˈɒpəɹətˌɪv], \ɹˌɛtɹəʊˈɒpəɹətˌɪv], \ɹ_ˌɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_ˈɒ_p_ə_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
Definitions of RETRO-OPERATIVE
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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r[=
e
]-tr[=
o
]-op'e-r[=
a
]-tiv, adj.
retrospective
in
effect
.
1908
- Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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