Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)Past fashions or trends.

    a fashion reminiscent of the past

  2. (countable, uncountable)A chess puzzle of retrograde analysis, requiring the solver to work out the history of moves leading to the position presented.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Where can I find old retro fonts?

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  2. The retro feel of this cafe is a hit with young people.

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  3. Tom likes retro gaming.

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  4. He has a little retro side to him, what with his wearing overalls on his delivery tricycle.

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  5. That's so retro.

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Origin

Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro.

Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro.

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Forms

plural: retros / retroes
Singularretro
Pluralretros / retroes

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
retro — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto