retro en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹet.ɹəʉ/ (Australia)
- /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /reʈˈroː/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈɹet.ɹɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- rĕt′rō
Etymology
Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro.
Meanings
-
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 giant "meh" from mankind – in fact, lunar studies is a vibrant enterprise that is yielding a wealth of surprises.
2014 September 7, Natalie Angier, “The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face, International New York Times, 10 September 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2020:
- Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most retro | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more retro | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
retrogaming · retro future · retro running
Translations (13)
fi uusvanha (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were) · sv retro (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were) · pl retro (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were) · ru ре́тро- (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were) · fi vanhanaikainen (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were) · ru старомо́дный (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were) · fr rétro (affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto) · ru устаре́вший (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were) · fi retroaktiivinen (affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto) · pt retrô (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were) · fi takautuva (affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto) · fi retro- (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were) · fr rétro (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were)