ret·ro
ˈre-(ˌ)trō 
: relating to, reviving, or being the styles and especially the fashions of the past : fashionably nostalgic or old-fashioned
a retro look
retro
noun
1
: backward : back
retro-rocket
2
: situated behind
retroperitoneal
Examples of retro in a Sentence
Adjective
the retro look in fashion
retro fashions that seek to capture the lost glamour of Hollywood in the 1930s
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Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 27 May 2026
Mina the Hollower blends elements of retro Zelda adventures like Link’s Awakening with more modern games like Elden Ring, and randomizing things in Mina’s world provides some thorny challenges right from the start.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 27 May 2026
The Andy Johnston Service Station (1946) is now the Fan Tang Asian fusion restaurant, Jones Motor Company was converted into M’Tucci’s Bar Roma, and Sam’s 66 Service Station has morphed into the retro 66 Diner.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
And despite the retro top-down visual style, the maps make use of a surprising amount of verticality.
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Adjective
To give it an authentically retro feel, pair it up with low-rise jeans and a grungy grommet belt.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 27 May 2026
Mina the Hollower blends elements of retro Zelda adventures like Link’s Awakening with more modern games like Elden Ring, and randomizing things in Mina’s world provides some thorny challenges right from the start.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 27 May 2026
The Andy Johnston Service Station (1946) is now the Fan Tang Asian fusion restaurant, Jones Motor Company was converted into M’Tucci’s Bar Roma, and Sam’s 66 Service Station has morphed into the retro 66 Diner.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
And despite the retro top-down visual style, the maps make use of a surprising amount of verticality.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
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“Retro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retro. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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retro
1 of 2 adjective
ret·ro
ˈret-rō
: relating to, reviving, or being the styles and especially the fashions of the past
retro-
2 of 2 prefix
: backward : back
retro-rocket
Etymology
Prefix
derived from Latin re- "back, again" and Latin -tro (the final part of intro "within")
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