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Retro
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- In fact, they do not regard him as a retro old guy but as a compelling contemporary presence.
- But the housebreaking fad is now in danger of becoming retro.
- It's light and well built and has a bit of a retro look to it.
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retro-
a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin meaning “backward” (retrogress); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (retrorocket).
Origin:
< Latin, representing retrō (adv.), backward, back, behind
< Latin, representing retrō (adv.), backward, back, behind
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| retro (ˈrɛtrəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -ros | |
| 1. | short for retrorocket |
| —adj | |
| 2. | denoting something associated with or revived from the past: retro dressing; retro fashion |
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Word Origin & History
retro-
prefix meaning "backwards, behind," from L. retro (prep.) "backward, back, behind," probably originally the ablative form of *reteros, based on re- "back." Common in combinations in post-classical Latin.
EXPANDretro
1974, from Fr. rétro (1973), short for rétrograde, supposedly first used of a revival c.1968 of Eva Peron-inspired fashions (see retrograde). There is an isolated use in Eng. from 1768.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
retro- pref.
Backward; back: retroposition.
Situated behind: retroperitoneum.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| retro French rétro (French clipping for rétrospectif, that is, retrospective) |
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