Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retroshade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ret-roshade
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transitional period, occurring immediately before and after retrograde, during which a planet moves across the same part of the sky twice.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Retroshade is going to increase the chances of a travel mishap, so just get ahead of the chances and protect yourself."
"Retroshade is considered by astrologers (such as myself) to be the worst part of Mercury Retrograde. The pre-Retrograde starts slowing down the communicative planet and begins to make us all see situations with unclear thoughts."
"Technically speaking, retroshade refers to a planet's "retrograde shadow period," which occurs both before and after the retrograde itself. It's when the planet slows down as it prepares to enter retrograde and speeds up as it leaves its backward motion behind. […]"

Etymology

From retro- + shade.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does retroshade mean?: A transitional period, occurring immediately before and after retrograde, during which a planet moves across the same part of the sky twice.
Where does retroshade come from?: From retro- + shade.

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