- short for retrorocket
- denoting something associated with or revived from the past: retro dressing, retro fashion
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ret•ro /ˈrɛtroʊ/USA pronunciation
adj.
retro-, prefix.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Clothingof or designating or reviving the style of an earlier time:retro clothes.
retro-, prefix.
- retro- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "back, backward'':retro- + -gress → retrogress (= proceed backward);retro- + rocket → retrorocket.
ret•ro
(re′trō),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]
retro-,
- Informal Termsretroactive:retro pay.
- Informal Termsof or designating the style of an earlier time:retro clothes.
- by shortening
retro-,
- a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin meaning "backward'' (retrogress);
on this model, used in the formation of compound words (retrorocket).
- Latin, representing retrō (adverb, adverbial), backward, back, behind
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retro /ˈrɛtrəʊ/ n ( pl -ros)
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retro- prefix
- back or backwards: retroactive
- located behind: retrolental
'retro' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arrears
- derrière
- rearguard
- retable
- retral
- retro-
- retroflex
- retrorocket
- retrorse
- retrospect
- arrear
- dextro
- progradation
- rerebrace
- retroact
- retroaction
- retroactive
- retrobulbar
- retrocede
- retrochoir
- retrocognate
- retrodirective
- retrofire
- retrofit
- retrofocus lens
- retrograde
- retrogress
- retrolental
- retrolingual
- retromingent
- retronym
- retroreflective
- retroreflector
- retroserrate
- retroserrulate
- retroversion
- retrovirus