retro future

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See also: retrofuture

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

retro + future; the term was coined after this vision became obsolete.

Noun[edit]

retro future

  1. An optimistic version of the future (featuring flying cars, robot servants, etc.) popular from approximately the 1920s to the 1960s.

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