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      retaliative
      adjective
      of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · back, in returntalistali- · Latin · such, of like kindivus-ative · Latin · tending to
      Words related to retaliative
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      The word retaliative breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back, in return”); tali, from Latin talis (“such, of like kind”); and -ative, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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