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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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World English Dictionary
retro (ˈrɛtrəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ros | |
| 1. | short for retrorocket |
| —adj | |
| 2. | denoting something associated with or revived from the past: retro dressing; retro fashion |
| retro- | |
| —prefix | |
| 1. | back or backwards: retroactive |
| 2. | located behind: retrolental |
| [from Latin retrō behind, backwards] | |
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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.
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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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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Example sentences
Now he has transcended both his first modern period and his retro period.
Which was something television wasn't, except in a retro way.
And missions to the biggest bits of junk might attach retro-rockets to them, to the same end.
It might work if they find an alternative to retro rockets.
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