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ret⋅ro

  [re-troh]
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–adjective Informal.
1. retroactive: retro pay.
2. of or designating the style of an earlier time: retro clothes.
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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:
< L, repr. retrō (adv.), backward, back, behind
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ret·ro   (rět'rō)   
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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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

retro- pref.

  1. Backward; back: retroposition.

  2. Situated behind: retroperitoneum.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
retro
French rétro (French clipping for rétrospectif, that is, retrospective)
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