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retro-

prefix

  1. back or backward
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛtɹəʊ-/ / /ˈɹɛtɹoʊ-/

prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Italic *wretrō Latin retrōder. English retro- See retro.

  1. Back or backward.
  2. Behind.
  3. In the opposite direction.
  4. Pertaining to an earlier time.

    retroactive

  5. Old-fashioned or old school.