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Retrogress \Re"tro*gress\, n. [Cf. L. retrogressus.]

Retrogression. [R.]

--H. Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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retrogress

verb

1: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [syn: regress, retrograde] [ant: progress]
2: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, fall back]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Retrogress \Re"tro*gress\, n. [Cf. L. retrogressus.]

Retrogression. [R.]

--H. Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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