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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: retro- prefix - back or backwards: retroactive
- located behind: retrolental
Etymology: from Latin retrō behind, backwards ret•ro /ˈrɛtroʊ/USA pronunciation adj. - Clothingof or designating or reviving the style of an earlier time:retro clothes.
retro-, prefix. - retro- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "back, backward'':retro- + -gress → retrogress (= proceed backward);retro- + rocket → retrorocket.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ret•ro (re′trō),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]- Informal Termsretroactive:retro pay.
- Informal Termsof or designating the style of an earlier time:retro clothes.
retro-, - a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin meaning "backward'' (retrogress);
on this model, used in the formation of compound words (retrorocket).
- Latin, representing retrō (adverb, adverbial), backward, back, behind
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