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retrospect, retrorocket, retrogression, retroactive
Retro- means involving or relating to the past.
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What words begin with the prefix 'retro'?
The prefix "retro-" means "posterior to, behind," or "back, backward, after." Words which begin with "retro" include: retrocurved (adj., curved backward), retrocognition(n., supernatural or extraordinary knowledge of the past), retroactive (adj., related to or applying to things of the past), retrograde (adj., inverse, moving backwards, or becoming worse), retro-date (v., to set something back to a prior date), retroform (v., to reshape into an earlier form), retrovision (n., a looking back to the past), and retrocede (v., to go back, or to give something back). For more "retro-" words, see the Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "retro-, prefix."
How many words have the prefix de?
Some words that start with the prefix 'de' (go down or away, completely, remove or reverse) are:deactivatedebatedecampdeductdeescalatedefeatdegradedehydratedeifydejectdeliverydelousedemotedenudedeodorantdependdepreciatedescenddeterdetestdevelop
Do all words contain a prefix?
no
What words have the prefix di?
dike, dice, dig, dime, dip, dizzy, ding, ditch (:actually, it does start with di, but not the prefix di-. except for the dice, none of the other ones start with the prefix di-. Some prefix di- words are dice, dichotomy,, dicromate, diptera, and dioxide. :)
5 words with the prefix aero?
aeroplaneaerojet
What words start with the prefix retro?
retrospect retrograde
What prefix means backward?
Retro, or perhaps anti in some cases, such as anticlockwise.
What are words for the prefix retro meaning backwards?
retrospect :( sorry an only think of that one.......................
What is an antonym prefix for the prefix retro?
Where the prefix retro- does not merely "reverse" the existing condition (which would already be the opposite e.g. retro-rocket), the opposite would be pro- (proactive, progressive, prograde, and prospective).
What is the prefix of the word retroperitoneum?
Retro
What is the term and prefix of retroperitoneal?
Periton- is the root and retro- the prefix for retroperitoneal.
What words begin with the prefix 'retro'?
The prefix "retro-" means "posterior to, behind," or "back, backward, after." Words which begin with "retro" include: retrocurved (adj., curved backward), retrocognition(n., supernatural or extraordinary knowledge of the past), retroactive (adj., related to or applying to things of the past), retrograde (adj., inverse, moving backwards, or becoming worse), retro-date (v., to set something back to a prior date), retroform (v., to reshape into an earlier form), retrovision (n., a looking back to the past), and retrocede (v., to go back, or to give something back). For more "retro-" words, see the Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "retro-, prefix."
What does retro mean in spanish?
As in English, it is a prefix in words such as 'retrograde', 'retrospect', etc., and carries the same general meaning of backward, or behind. 'Retro' in its current sense in English of 'old-fashioned' might be rendered by 'anticuado' (antiquated) or 'fuera de moda' (out of fashion), though both of these contradict 'retro' being, in some ways, IN fashion.
Choose the prefix that fits this definition.backward or back?
retro
What prefix is retro?
Backwards, Back
What does the prefix retro mean?
Backwards, or back in time.
What prefix fits the definition backward or back?
Retro
