retro

See also: retro-, rétro, and retrò

English

Etymology

From French rétro.

Adjective

retro (comparative more retro, superlative most retro)

1. of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were
2. affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto

Translations

of, or relating to the past, past times, or the way things were

• Finnish: retro-, vanhanaikainen (fi)
• Portuguese: retrô c

• Russian: ретро- (rétro-), устаревший (ru) (ustarévšij), старомодный (ru) (staromódnyj)
• Swedish: retro

affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto

Noun

Wikipedia

retro (plural retros or retroes)

1. something, such as a fashion, from the past; a retro trend
2. a retrorocket

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Interlingua

Adverb

retro (not comparable)

1. back

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Italian

Adverb

retro

1. behind

Noun

retro m (invariable)

1. back, rear, reverse

Anagrams

• terrò
• torre

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Latin

Adverb

retrō (not comparable)

1. back, backwards, behind
2. before, formerly

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Novial

Adverb

retro

1. backwards
2. back