American English pronunciation
How to pronounce retro
IPA transcription: ['ɹɛtɹoʊ]
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Noun
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a fashion reminiscent of the past
Adjective
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affecting things past
“retroactive tax increase”
“an ex-post-facto law”
“retro pay”
Usage examples
- It's difficult and expensive to retrofit safety into an unsafe system.
- In retrospect, everything was already decided when we heard the siren.
- Retrospectively, the game has received positive to mixed reviews.
- In retrospect, everything was already decided when we heard the siren.
- Since then, Teletoon now airs all shows from Teletoon Retro.
- It follows a retrograde, modestly inclined but highly eccentric orbit.
- The companion book "Tony Robbin, A Retrospective" is distributed by Hudson Hills Press.
- The band adopted retro styles covering several decades of popular music.
- In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that Get Happy!!
- In retrospect, everything was already decided when we heard the siren.