prefix
Meaning 1
Back or backward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
retro-
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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rĕt′rō-
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛtɹəʊ-/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Canada, General-American: /ˈɹɛtɹoʊ-/
prefix
Meaning 2
Behind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 3
In the opposite direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 4
Pertaining to an earlier time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- retroactive
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 5
Old-fashioned or old school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- See retro.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: retro- — back or backward
- French: rétro- — back or backward
- Galician: retro- — back or backward
- Georgian: რეტრო- (reṭro-) — back or backward
- German: retro- — back or backward
- Ido: retro- — back or backward
- Italian: retro- — back or backward
- Portuguese: retro- — back or backward
- Spanish: retro- — back or backward