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retromania

retromania noun: enthusiasm for retro styles.

Noun

retromania (uncountable)

  1. enthusiasm for retro styles
    • Yet they too offer a welcome alternative to the plainer, more severe Modern pieces we have become accustomed to; and they avoid both mindless retromania and forced obscure references to past architectural styles.1986, Richard Horn, Memphis: objects, furniture, and patterns

Origin of retromania

From retro + -mania.

Questions about retromania

What does retromania mean?
Retromania means enthusiasm for retro styles.
What part of speech is retromania?
Retromania is a noun.

Words near retromania in the dictionary

  1. retromalleolar
  2. retromammary
  3. retromammillar
  4. retromammillary
  5. retromandibular
  6. retromania
  7. retromargin
  8. retromarginal
  9. retromargins
  10. retromastoid
  11. retromaxillar

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