Retro and Vintage

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Retro adjective - Pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time.

Usage example: retro fashions that seek to capture the lost glamour of Hollywood in the 1930s

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Vintage and retro are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vintage" instead the word "Retro" as an adjective or a noun.

Vintage adjective - Pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time.

Usage example: the designer's bracelets and necklaces have the vintage look of jewelry from the 1920s

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Retro and vintage are semantically related. You can use "Retro" instead the word "Vintage" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: vintager

An Alternate Universe where retro, vintage or antiquated technology, styles and aesthetics are still used, but which otherwise is or at least resembles The Present Day.

Source: Retro Universe
Ironically, things like flares and tail fins now look decidedly retro: recent models of the Ford Thunderbird have fins to keep the vintage '50s feelnote ...or would, if they had fins.

Source: The Aesthetics of Technology
Seuss hats, platform shoes and vintage music gear (Wurlitzer electric pianos to the fore!), played 1970's -inspired rock, Power Pop and funk and formed the "retro" movement.

Source: Useful Notes / The '90s

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