Retro
adjective, Informal.
1.
retroactive:
retro pay.
2.
of or designating the style of an earlier time:
retro clothes.
1.
a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin meaning “backward” (retrogress); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (retrorocket).
noun (pl) -ros
1.
short for retrorocket
adjective
2.
denoting something associated with or revived from the past: retro dressing, retro fashion
prefix
1.
back or backwards: retroactive
2.
located behind: retrolental
retro- pref.
Backward; back: retroposition.
Situated behind: retroperitoneum.
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French rétro (French clipping for rétrospectif, that is, retrospective)
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- Retroactive
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- Retroactively
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