Retro Definition
rĕtrō
retros
adjective
Retroactive.
Retro pay.
American Heritage
Designating, of, or suggesting a style of an earlier time that has been revived.
Webster's New World
Of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were.
Wiktionary
Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
retros
Fashion or style, as in music, reminiscent of an earlier time.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Something, such as a fashion, from the past; a retro trend.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary
prefix
Backward; back.
Retrorocket.
American Heritage Medicine
Situated behind.
Retrolental.
American Heritage Medicine
Contrary to a usual or natural course or direction.
Retrograde.
American Heritage Medicine
Resulting from or effected by reverse transcription.
Retroelement.
American Heritage Medicine
Wiktionary
affix
Backward, back, behind.
Retroact, retroflex.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Retro
Noun
Singular:
retro
Plural:
retroes, retros
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