retro: Meaning and Definition of

ret•ro

Pronunciation: (re'trō), [key]
— adj. Informal.
  1. retroactive: retro pay.
  2. of or designating the style of an earlier time: retro clothes.

retro-

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin meaning “backward” (retrogress); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (retrorocket).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
retriever retroact
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