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retrophile

retrophile noun: one who loves the past, or past styles.

Noun

retrophile (plural retrophiles)

  1. One who loves the past, or past styles.
    • A pair of chunky leather sandals from the '60s complete her retrophile look.2007, Nairne Holtz, The Skin Beneath, Insomniac Press, →ISBN, page 159

Forms of retrophile

pluralretrophiles

Origin of retrophile

From retro- + -phile.

Questions about retrophile

What does retrophile mean?
Retrophile means one who loves the past, or past styles.
What part of speech is retrophile?
Retrophile is a noun.
What is the plural of retrophile?
The plural of retrophile is retrophiles.

Words near retrophile in the dictionary

  1. retroperitoneum
  2. retroperitonium
  3. retropharyngeal
  4. retropharyngeally
  5. retropharynx
  6. retrophile
  7. retrophiles
  8. retrophilia
  9. retrophrenic
  10. retrophylogenomics
  11. retropicalization

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