RETRO-


Meaning of RETRO- in English

prefix

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from retro, adverb, backward, back, behind, from re- back, again + -tro (as in intro inwardly) — more at re- , intro-

1.

a. : backward : back : retroverse

retro mingent

retro -rocket

retro serrate

b. : back in time : past

retro dict

retro cognition

2.

a. : situated behind

retro choir

b. : situated behind a (specified) part

retro auricular

retro pubic

3. : contrary to the usual or natural course : retrograde

retro infection

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