Retro vs Antique - What's the difference?
retro | antique |
of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were
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affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto
something, such as a fashion, from the past; a retro trend
a retrorocket
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Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.
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, chapter=1 (label) To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
(label) To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.
As adjectives the difference between retro and antique
is that retro is (l) (imitative of past trends) while antique is old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.As a noun antique is
an old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.As a verb antique is
(label) to shop for antiques; to search for antiques.retro
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(wikipedia retro) (en-noun)antique
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