retromania

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noun

enthusiasm for retro styles

Scrabble 12

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nounretromania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableenthusiasm for retro styles

    Yet they too offer a welcome alternative to the plainer, more severe Modern pieces we have become accustomed to; and they avoid both mindless retromania and forced obscure references to past architectural styles.

    1986, Richard Horn, Memphis: objects, furniture, and patterns

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APA

retromania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retromania

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“retromania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retromania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retromania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retromania.

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