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# retro

adjective (retro); noun (retro — uncountable)

«retro» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Copying or looking like the style of the past, especially the 1950s to 1990s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/#m1)
2. (informal) Old-fashioned in a fun or cool way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/#m2)
3. As a prefix «retro-» means «backwards», as in «retrograde» or «retrospective». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it describes clothes, games, music and furniture that look old on purpose, like retro video games or a retro diner. In design and art lessons it is a style word. Phrases: «retro style», «retro games», «go retro».

### Examples

- Dad loves playing retro video games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/#x1)
- The café has a cool retro look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/#x2)
- She wore retro sunglasses from the 1970s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/#x3)
- Retro sweets are sold in old-fashioned jars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/#x4)
- Vinyl records are retro but popular again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/#x5)
- The new phone has a retro design. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/#x6)

### Note

Does not change form: «more retro» is possible in speech. Informal. Not the same as «antique» (really old, usually over 100 years). «Retro» things can be brand new but look old.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «retro» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«retro» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/retro.html) on Mova free.