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Webster 1913 Edition

Retro-

Retro-

.
[L.
retro
, adv., backward, back. Cf.
Re
-.]
A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back;
as,
retro
act, to act backward;
retro
spect, a looking back
.

Definition 2024

retro-

retro-

See also: retro, rétro, retrò, retrô, and rétro-

English

Prefix

retro-

  1. Back or backward.
  2. Behind.
  3. In the opposite direction.
  4. (informal) in an old-fashioned or old-school way.

Derived terms

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from Ido retro-.

Prefix

retro-

  1. retro-

Derived terms

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English retro- and Italian retro-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈre.tro/

Prefix

retro-

  1. prefix used with a verbal root to indicate: back, backwards, inverse action, return: retro-, re-
    jetar ‎(“to throw”) + ‎retro- → ‎retrojetar ‎(“to throw back”)

Antonyms

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ido_words_prefixed_with_retro-'>Ido words prefixed with retro-</a>

Descendants

Italian

Prefix

retro-

  1. retro-

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