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retro-noir

retro-noir noun: a subgenre that closely imitates or recreates the aesthetics and tropes of the classical noirs.

Noun

retro-noir (countable and uncountable, plural retro-noirs)

  1. (uncountable) A subgenre that closely imitates or recreates the aesthetics and tropes of the classical noirs.
  2. (countable) A work that closely imitates the classical noirs.

Forms of retro-noir

pluralretro-noirs

Questions about retro-noir

What does retro-noir mean?
Retro-noir means a subgenre that closely imitates or recreates the aesthetics and tropes of the classical noirs.
What part of speech is retro-noir?
Retro-noir is a noun.
What is the plural of retro-noir?
The plural of retro-noir is retro-noirs.

Words near retro-noir in the dictionary

  1. retro-fitted
  2. retro-futurism
  3. retro-futuristic
  4. retro-gaming
  5. retro-modern
  6. retro-noir
  7. retro-nostalgia
  8. retro-operative
  9. retro-orbital
  10. retro-orbitally
  11. retro-rocket

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