retro future in English

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        "An optimistic version of the future (featuring flying cars, robot servants, etc.) popular from approximately the 1920s to the 1960s."
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        "An optimistic version of the future (featuring flying cars, robot servants, etc.) popular from approximately the 1920s to the 1960s."
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"retro future" meaning in English

Noun