retro
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˈrɛtroʊ/
- Formal
:
retroactivo
- After reviewing the budget, they decided to implement a retro salary increase for all employees dating back to January.
Examples
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The government introduced a retro policy that applies to payments made since last year.
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The new law has a retro effect, making it applicable to events that occurred earlier this year.
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I wish it could just be simple, like a retro pop song.
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Do you watch more, let's say retro, or do you watch more current?
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But I think this paired with the games is actually going to be a good retro experience.
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So if you're into retro stuff, this has that nice look too.
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The nostalgia-driven retro boom re-creates the past in the present to serve present needs.
Academic text (1997) -
A serious-looking man with a retro haircut entered the room.
Fiction book (1999) -
Shag carpeting in many rooms may have a retro feel for some buyers.
Blog text (6) -
Wick Sachs finally stopped in front of the nicely retro Varsity Theatre in downtown Chapel Hill.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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7.1
Taking effect from a past date so it applies to things that happened earlier
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6.6
Looking back on past events
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9.9
Applies to actions that happened before a law or decision was made
Antonyms
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Retro comes from an old Latin word retro that means 'back'. It is the same root as in retroactive, so a retro policy 'reaches back' and takes effect from a date in the past.