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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ret·ro       [re-troh] Pronunciation Key
–adjective Informal.
1.retroactive: retro pay.
2.of or designating the style of an earlier time: retro clothes.
[Origin: by shortening]
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ret·ro       (rět'rō)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Retroactive: retro pay.
  2. Involving, relating to, or reminiscent of things past; retrospective: "As is often the case in retro fashion, historical accuracy is somewhat beside the point" (New York Times).

n.   pl. ret·ros
A fashion, decor, design, or style reminiscent of things past.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
retro 
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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retro

adjective
1. affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay" [syn: ex post facto] 

noun
1. a fashion reminiscent of the past 

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American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
retro
French rétro (French clipping for rétrospectif, that is, retrospective)

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