"retro-" meaning in English

See retro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: See retro. Etymology templates: {{m|en|retro}} retro Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} retro-, {{en-prefix}} retro-
  1. Back or backward. Tags: morpheme Translations (back or backward): retro- (Esperanto), rétro- (French), retro- (Galician), retro- (German), retro- (Ido), retro- (Italian), retro- (Portuguese), retro- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-retro--en-prefix-Bb-x1zk~ Disambiguation of 'back or backward': 90 3 2 1 4
  2. Behind. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-retro--en-prefix-Dp2PUD0D
  3. In the opposite direction. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-retro--en-prefix-ldKKWIYa
  4. Pertaining to an earlier time. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-retro--en-prefix-EcWj5dfc
  5. (informal) Old-fashioned or old school. Tags: informal, morpheme Synonyms: re-
    Sense id: en-retro--en-prefix-7l0trbJL Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 22 9 2 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 26 9 3 51 Derived forms: retroactive, retroflex, retrograde, retrograde ejaculation, retrogress, retrogression, retrorse, retrospect, retrospective, retroussé, retroversion, retroverted, retro-Victorian, retrovisceral

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      "word": "retro-"
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      "word": "retro-"
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      "word": "retro-"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "back or backward",
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