"retro" meaning in English

See retro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɛ.tɹoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retro.wav Forms: more retro [comparative], most retro [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtɹoʊ Etymology: Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rétro}} French rétro, {{der|en|la|retro}} Latin retro Head templates: {{en-adj}} retro (comparative more retro, superlative most retro)
  1. Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were. Categories (topical): Nostalgia Translations (of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were): retro- (Finnish), vanhanaikainen (Finnish), uusvanha (Finnish), rétro (French), retro (Polish), retrô [common-gender] (Portuguese), ре́тро- (rétro-) (Russian), устаре́вший (ustarévšij) (Russian), старомо́дный (staromódnyj) (Russian), retro (Swedish)
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  2. Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto. Categories (topical): Nostalgia Translations (affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto): takautuva (Finnish), retroaktiivinen (Finnish), rétro (French)
    Sense id: en-retro-en-adj-lsnhD7i9 Disambiguation of Nostalgia: 24 20 2 26 2 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 2 25 3 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 32 3 30 1 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 24 23 4 25 1 18 2 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 2 26 1 16 1 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 30 3 26 3 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 28 5 25 2 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 28 5 23 3 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 26 3 23 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 33 3 25 1 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 29 3 25 3 23 Disambiguation of 'affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: retro future, retro running

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛ.tɹoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retro.wav Forms: retros [plural], retroes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtɹoʊ Etymology: Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rétro}} French rétro, {{der|en|la|retro}} Latin retro Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|retroes}} retro (countable and uncountable, plural retros or retroes)
  1. (uncountable) Past fashions or trends. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-retro-en-noun-7OQB1ofH
  2. (countable) Abbreviation of retrorocket. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable Alternative form of: retrorocket Categories (topical): Nostalgia
    Sense id: en-retro-en-noun-dVqgbFSY Disambiguation of Nostalgia: 24 20 2 26 2 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 2 25 3 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 32 3 30 1 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 24 23 4 25 1 18 2 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 2 26 1 16 1 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 30 3 26 3 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 28 5 25 2 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 28 5 23 3 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 26 3 23 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 29 3 25 3 23
  3. (countable) Abbreviation of retrospective. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable Alternative form of: retrospective
    Sense id: en-retro-en-noun-YzlkFk3H
  4. (chess) A chess puzzle of retrograde analysis, requiring the solver to work out the history of moves leading to the position presented. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chess, Nostalgia
    Sense id: en-retro-en-noun-4l~27JZY Disambiguation of Nostalgia: 24 20 2 26 2 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 2 25 3 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 32 3 30 1 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 24 23 4 25 1 18 2 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 2 26 1 16 1 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 30 3 26 3 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 28 5 25 2 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 28 5 23 3 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 26 3 23 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 29 3 25 3 23 Topics: board-games, chess, games

Inflected forms

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