Definition of 'retro'
adjective
Retro clothes, music, and objects are based on the styles of the past.
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Retro- is used to form adjectives and nouns which indicate that something goes back or goes backwards.
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retro in British English
adjective
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adjective
designating, of, or suggesting a style of an earlier time that has been revived
said of clothing, hairstyles, etc.Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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retro- in American English
backward, back, behind
retroact, retroflex
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ADJECTIVE /ˈrɛtrəʊ/
Retro clothes, music, and objects are based on the styles of the past.
...clothes shops where original versions of today's retro looks can be found.
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