/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ/, /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ/, /reʈˈroː/
OriginBorrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro.
- Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
“Scientists say that while the public may think of the moon as a problem solved and a bit retro – the place astronauts visited a half-dozen times way back before Watergate and then abandoned with a gia”
- Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.
- uncountablePast fashions or trends.
- abbreviation, alt-of, countableAbbreviation of retrorocket.
- abbreviation, alt-of, countableAbbreviation of retrospective.
“Richard Leacock's 1981 film portrait, Louise Brooks, was shown during a retro of Ms. Brooks's films at the Walker Art Center.”
- countable, uncountableA chess puzzle of retrograde analysis, requiring the solver to work out the history of moves leading to the position presented.
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