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Meaning of retrofuturism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design.

uncountable

Examples

“Even the aesthetics of its interface, with a kind of Star Trek-like retrofuturism, makes users feel as if their computer is doing the things we imagined computers would be doing, rather than the humdrum business of typing, filing and storing.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

retrofuturistic retrogame retrogamer retrogaming retrogene retrogenesis

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