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RETRO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does retro mean?
• RETRO (noun)
The noun RETRO has 1 sense:
1. a fashion reminiscent of the past
Familiarity information: RETRO used as a noun is very rare.
• RETRO (adjective)
The adjective RETRO has 1 sense:
1. affecting things past
Familiarity information: RETRO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fashion reminiscent of the past
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("retro" is a kind of...):
fashion (the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior)
Derivation:
retro (affecting things past)
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)
Derivation:
retro (a fashion reminiscent of the past)
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