retro-
English
editEtymology
editSee retro.
Prefix
editretro-
- Back or backward.
- Behind.
- In the opposite direction.
- Pertaining to an earlier time.
- retroactive
- (informal) Old-fashioned or old school.
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editback or backward
Anagrams
editEsperanto
editEtymology
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editPrefix
editretro-
Derived terms
editGalician
editEtymology
editPrefix
editretro-
Derived terms
editFrom
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Further reading
edit- “retro-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Ido
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English retro-, Italian retro-.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editretro-
- prefix used with a verbal root to indicate: back, backwards, inverse action, return: retro-, re-
- Antonym: avan-
- jetar (“to throw”) + retro- → retrojetar (“to throw back”)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Esperanto: retro-
Italian
editPrefix
editretro-
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editPrefix
editretro-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “retro-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editPrefix
editretro-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “retro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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