RETRO Definition & Meaning

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retro

[ re-troh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Informal.

retroactive:
retro pay.
of or designating the style of an earlier time:
retro clothes.

retro-

a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin meaning “backward” ( retrogress ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( retrorocket ).

retro-

prefix

back or backwards
retroactive
located behind
retrolental

retro

/ ˈ��ɛ�ٰ�əʊ /

noun

short for retrorocket

adjective

denoting something associated with or revived from the past
retro fashion
retro dressing

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of retro¹

By shortening

Origin of retro²

< Latin, representing ��ٰ�ō (adv.), backward, back, behind

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of retro¹

from Latin ��ٰ�ō behind, backwards

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Gatherings often draw hundreds of vintage cars that line the block like a retro film set.

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One of his early experiments was ambrosia — a salad so retro it borders on parody, but so striking in his hands it practically glows.

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It's not just designer handbags and trainers in demand but the retro sports kits market is booming too.

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And she showed she’s a close study of au courant Gen Z retro hits, slipping into the breezy disco of “Moonlit Floor,” her kinda-cover of Sixpence None The Richer.

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They were Dallas navy and Mavericks retro green.

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