I. ret‧ro1 /ˈretrəʊ $ -troʊ/
adjective[
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: French;
Origin: rétro, from rétrospectif 'retrospective']
based on styles of fashion and design from the recent past:
retro '60s fashions [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
retro- /retrəʊ, -trə $ -troʊ, -trə/
prefix[
Language: Latin;
Origin: retro 'backward']
back towards the past or an earlier state:
retroactive legislation (=laws which have an effect on things already done) a retrograde step (=returning to a worse state) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲