retro
adjective
uk
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Meaning of retro in English
retro-
prefix
uk
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retro- prefix (BACKWARDS)
retro- prefix (PAST)
retro | American Dictionary
(Definition of retro from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
retro | Business English
retro
adjective
informal uk
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Examples of retro
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Evacuation and retro-peritoneal drainage with antibiotic cover may be necessary.
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Blood samples from the retro-orbital vein plexus of mice were taken at intervals as indicated.
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First, that in the existential condition of producing a work, the retro, past-oriented and the anticipatory, future-oriented temporal agencies are not symmetrical.
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The deformation front in the retro-wedge is a single thrust whose obliquity depends on the same parameters as in the pro-wedge.
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Painful oculomotor paresis with retro-orbital pain is usually due to one of two main pathologies.
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We gained direct access to the orbitofrontal cortex through a retro-orbital approach, sparing the zygomatic arch and the eye.
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At the same time, the outward migration rate of the deformation front in the retro-wedge decreased.
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Blood was obtained from the retro-orbital sinus 1 week after the final injection.
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On the first day of patency 0-5 ml of blood was taken from the retro-orbital sinus and injected into a second non-irradiated mouse.
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Their familiarity with the music is established, in many instances, without any indication that some of the music they are hearing is older or 'retro'.
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Importance of fracturing during retro-metamorphism of eclogites.
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A 'retro' approach is something still being explored by electroacoustic composers.
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Unlike 'retro' bands, these artists place a premium on technology and usually employ high-tech sampling, advanced digital editing and computer recording techniques.
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Most significant here is the proliferation of risk, in which the retro-direction of the psychological gaze can identify problems in potentia and hence generate prophylactic strategies for their preemptive solution.
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I am assured that it is becoming increasingly possible to retro-fit sprinklers into some buildings.
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