Speakur

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retrofuturism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
retro-fu-tur-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From retro- + futurism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

retro-futurism (alternative)

Derived Forms

retrofuturistic

Frequently Paired Words

zeerust

Questions

What does retrofuturism mean?
The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design.
Where does retrofuturism come from?
From retro- + futurism.

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