"retrophile" meaning in All languages combined

See retrophile on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retrophiles [plural]
Etymology: retro- + -phile Etymology templates: {{af|en|retro-|-phile}} retro- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrophile (plural retrophiles)
  1. One who loves the past, or past styles.

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for retrophile meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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