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EX POST FACTO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ex post facto mean?
• EX POST FACTO (adjective)
The adjective EX POST FACTO has 1 sense:
1. affecting things past
Familiarity information: EX POST FACTO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affecting things past
Synonyms:
ex post facto; retro; retroactive
Context example:
retro pay
Similar:
retrospective (concerned with or related to the past)
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