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retrofuture

retrofuture noun: an outdated vision of the future.

Noun

retrofuture (plural retrofutures)

  1. An outdated vision of the future.
    • the nuclear retrofuture of the 1950s

Forms of retrofuture

pluralretrofutures
alternative formretro future

Origin of retrofuture

From retro- + future.

Questions about retrofuture

What does retrofuture mean?
Retrofuture means an outdated vision of the future.
What part of speech is retrofuture?
Retrofuture is a noun.
What is the plural of retrofuture?
The plural of retrofuture is retrofutures.

Words near retrofuture in the dictionary

  1. retrofocuses
  2. retrofocusing
  3. retroforeland
  4. retrofract
  5. retrofracted
  6. retrofuture
  7. retrofutures
  8. retrofuturism
  9. retrofuturist
  10. retrofuturistic
  11. retrog.

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