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retro-futurism

noun

Etymology

From retro- + futurism.

  1. derived from *bʰuH-✻
  2. derived from futūrus
  3. derived from futur
  4. inherited from future
  5. suffixed as futurism — “future + ism”
  6. prefixed as retro-futurism — “retro + futurism”

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of retrofuturism.

    • So it's no accident that the "Jetsons" cartoon theme has been encouraged in Apple's descriptions of the iMac--a vaguely reminiscent, friendly retro-futurism that people seem to crave.

The neighborhood

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