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Dated vs. Retro — What's the Difference?

Dated vs. Retro — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Dated and Retro

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Dated

Marked with or displaying a date.

Retro

Retroactive
Retro pay.

Dated

Old-fashioned; out-of-date.

Retro

Involving, relating to, or reminiscent of an earlier time; retrospective
"As is often the case in retro fashion, historical accuracy is somewhat beside the point" (New York Times).

Dated

Marked with a date.
The first dated entry in the diary was from October 1922.
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Retro

Fashion or style, as in music, reminiscent of an earlier time.

Dated

Outdated.
"Omnibus" is a dated term for a bus.

Retro

Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.

Dated

Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.
Calling a happy person gay seems awfully dated nowadays; people will assume you mean something else.

Retro

Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.

Dated

No longer fashionable. en
Slang can become dated very quickly.

Retro

(uncountable) Past fashions or trends.

Dated

(obsolete) Alotted a span of days.

Retro

(countable) retrorocket

Dated

Simple past tense and past participle of date

Retro

(countable) retrospective

Dated

Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past.

Retro

A fashion reminiscent of the past

Dated

Bearing a date; as, dated and stamped documents.

Retro

Affecting things past;
Retroactive tax increase
An ex-post-facto law
Retro pay

Dated

Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

Dated

Bearing a date;
Dated and stamped documents

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