Definition of retro
: relating to, reviving, or being the styles and especially the fashions of the past : fashionably nostalgic or old-fashioned a retro look
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Examples of retro in a Sentence
the retro look in fashion
retro fashions that seek to capture the lost glamour of Hollywood in the 1930s
Origin and Etymology of retro
French rétro, short for rétrospectif retrospective
First Known Use: 1972
Other Clothing Terms
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Definition of retro-
1 : backward : back retro-rocket
2 : situated behind retroperitoneal
Origin and Etymology of retro-
Latin, from retro, from re- + -tro (as in intro within) — more at intro-
RETRO Defined for English Language Learners
retro
playDefinition of retro for English Language Learners
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: looking like or relating to styles or fashions from the past
retro-
Definition of retro- for English Language Learners
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: backward : back
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