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retromodern

retromodern is the alternative form of retro-modern.

Meaning of retro-modern

Adjective

retro-modern (comparative more retro-modern, superlative most retro-modern)

  1. Having design elements from the modernist movements of the 1920s, 30s, 40s, or 50s.
    • Likewise, CYAN's marriage of type and image provides greater dimensionality to Eliasson's concepts but also suggests a retro-modern sensibility.2009, Steven Heller, Mirko Ilic, Anatomy of Design

Forms of retromodern

comparativemore retromodern
superlativemost retromodern

Questions about retromodern

What is retromodern the alternative form of?
Retromodern is the alternative form of retro-modern.

Words near retromodern in the dictionary

  1. retromoderates
  2. retromoderating
  3. retromoderation
  4. retromoderator
  5. retromoderators
  6. retromodern
  7. retromods
  8. retromolar
  9. retromuscular
  10. retromuscularly
  11. retromutagenesis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retromodern (page history and authors); retro-modern (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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