Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retro-futurism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: retro--fu-tur-ism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of retrofuturism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So it's no accident that the "Jetsons" cartoon theme has been encouraged in Apple's descriptions of the iMac--a vaguely reminiscent, friendly retro-futurism that people seem to crave."

Etymology

From retro- + futurism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: retro

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does retro-futurism mean?: Alternative spelling of retrofuturism.
Where does retro-futurism come from?: From retro- + futurism.

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