Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Retroactive.
- adjective Involving, relating to, or reminiscent of an earlier time; retrospective.
- noun Fashion or style, as in music, reminiscent of an earlier time.
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- adjective of, or relating to the
past , past times, or the way things were - adjective
affecting things past;retroactive ,ex post facto - noun something, such as a
fashion , from the past; a retro trend - noun a
retrorocket
Etymologies
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Examples
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And in case you weren't looking, our stadium ushered the term retro into the baseball lexicon.
Blog updates Ray Frager 2008
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Finally, here's a band that won't be offended when journos use the word "retro" to describe their music.
Kristi York Wooten: From Buddy Holly Day to The Hopelessly Devoted: A Week of Revival in L.A. Kristi York Wooten 2011
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Finally, here's a band that won't be offended when journos use the word "retro" to describe their music.
Kristi York Wooten: From Buddy Holly Day to The Hopelessly Devoted: A Week of Revival in L.A. Kristi York Wooten 2011
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Finally, here's a band that won't be offended when journos use the word "retro" to describe their music.
Kristi York Wooten: From Buddy Holly Day to The Hopelessly Devoted: A Week of Revival in L.A. Kristi York Wooten 2011
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Finally, here's a band that won't be offended when journos use the word "retro" to describe their music.
Kristi York Wooten: From Buddy Holly Day to The Hopelessly Devoted: A Week of Revival in L.A. Kristi York Wooten 2011
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Their sound is post-punk/new-wave or what I called retro new-wave rock.
Archive 2008-08-01 Jeff C 2008
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Their sound is post-punk/new-wave or what I called retro new-wave rock.
Music Recommendation: The Airborne Toxic Event Jeff C 2008
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I'm also generally supportive of the whole trend of sports teams having a game or two in "retro" jerseys.
Archive 2009-06-21 Tyler 2009
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I'm also generally supportive of the whole trend of sports teams having a game or two in "retro" jerseys.
Retro Rider logo = Fugly Tyler 2009
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Already this spring, the "retro" dress has made its way down the catwalks -- pretty, more feminine dresses in retro types of colorful fabric.
Home Sewing Boom in England Linda 2008
yarb commented on the word retro
I've got no problem with retro fashion, except that it's not taken far enough. To dress, dance, discourse like a Victorian, say, or a Phoenician, or a Jute - that's stylish. But pretending it's the 1980's is a bit sad, and not at all original.
June 9, 2009
heidikraut commented on the word retro
I read blogs where retro is bandied around to describe things that my mum threw out because they were old rubbish. Clearly I don't have any future in style - which pleases me.
June 15, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word retro
In NASA control rooms, short for Retrofire Officer (used during Apollo missions).
July 25, 2009