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retroshade

retroshade noun: a transitional period, occurring immediately before and after retrograde, during which a planet moves across the same part of the sky twice.

Noun

retroshade (uncountable)

  1. A transitional period, occurring immediately before and after retrograde, during which a planet moves across the same part of the sky twice.
    • Retroshade is going to increase the chances of a travel mishap, so just get ahead of the chances and protect yourself.2017 December 19, Kaitlyn Wylde, “Mercury Retroshade Can Seriously Mess Up Holiday Plans — Here's How to Prepare”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2020
    • Retroshade is considered by astrologers (such as myself) to be the worst part of Mercury Retrograde. The pre-Retrograde starts slowing down the communicative planet and begins to make us all see situations with unclear thoughts.2019 November 20, Lisa Stardust, “Yeah, Mercury Retrograde Is Over—but Have You Heard of *Retroshade*?”, in Cosmopolitan, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Origin of retroshade

From retro- + shade.

Questions about retroshade

What does retroshade mean?
Retroshade means a transitional period, occurring immediately before and after retrograde, during which a planet moves across the same part of the sky twice.
What part of speech is retroshade?
Retroshade is a noun.

Words near retroshade in the dictionary

  1. retroserrate
  2. retroserrated
  3. retrosexism
  4. retrosexual
  5. retrosexuals
  6. retroshade
  7. retrosigmoid
  8. retrosigmoidal
  9. retroslop
  10. retrosnub
  11. retrosome

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