retro

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

1. (uncountable) Past fashions or trends.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable) Abbreviation of retrorocket.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable) Abbreviation of retrospective.
4. (countable, uncountable) A chess puzzle of retrograde analysis, requiring the solver to work out the history of moves leading to the position presented.

Synonyms

ex post facto

retroactive

retro-

after

backward

reactive

Translations

rétro

rétroactif

retrô

rétro

retroactiu

retrò

retroactiu

ريترو

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛ.tɹoʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro.