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retro

adj
/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ/UK/ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ/CA/reʈˈroː/

Etymology

Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro.

  1. derived from retro
  2. borrowed from rétro

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.

  2. Affecting things past

    Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.

  3. Past fashions or trends.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Abbreviation of retrorocket.

    2. Abbreviation of retrospective.

      • Richard Leacock's 1981 film portrait, Louise Brooks, was shown during a retro of Ms. Brooks's films at the Walker Art Center.

    3. A chess puzzle of retrograde analysis, requiring the solver to work out the history of…

      A chess puzzle of retrograde analysis, requiring the solver to work out the history of moves leading to the position presented.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for retro. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA