"retro-modern" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more retro-modern [comparative], most retro-modern [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} retro-modern (comparative more retro-modern, superlative most retro-modern)
  1. Having design elements from the modernist movements of the 1920s, 30s, 40s, or 50s.
    Sense id: en-retro-modern-en-adj-FQ2wjazJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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