retro future

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Definition of retro future in English English dictionary

An optimistic version of the future (featuring flying cars, slave-like robots, etc.) popular from approximately the 1920s to the 1960s

Hyphenation

ret·ro fu·ture

Turkish pronunciation

retrō fyuçır

Pronunciation

/ˈretrō ˈfyo͞oʧər/ /ˈrɛtroʊ ˈfjuːʧɜr/

Etymology

() retro + future; the term was coined after this vision became obsolete.