retro

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
retro/ˈretrəʊ/

▶adjective imitative of a style from the recent past. ▶noun retro clothes, music, or style.

– origin 1960s: from Fr. rétro, abbrev. of rétrograde ‘retrograde’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
retro-/ˈretrəʊ/

▶combining form

• 1 denoting action that is directed backwards or is reciprocal: retroject.

• 2 denoting location behind: retrochoir.

– origin from L. retro ‘backwards’.