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单词 retrogradation
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retrogradation

[ re-troh-grey-dey-shuhn ]
/ ˌrɛ troʊ greɪˈdeɪ ʃən /
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noun

backward movement.
decline or deterioration.

Origin of retrogradation

1545–55; <Late Latin retrōgradātiōn- (stem of retrōgradātiō), probably equivalent to Latin retrōgrad(us) retrograde + -ātiō-ation, as translation of Greek anapodismós

OTHER WORDS FROM retrogradation

ret·ro·gra·da·to·ry [re-truh-grey-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˌrɛ trəˈgreɪ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Words nearby retrogradation

retrofit, retroflex, retroflexion, retrofocus lens, retrognathism, retrogradation, retrograde, retrograde amnesia, retrograde beat, retrograde block, retrograde ejaculation
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Example sentences from the Web for retrogradation

  • The benefit is not so generously bestowed, where there is retrogradation and reflection.

    The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne
  • The arc of retrogradation is the angular distance thus apparently traversed.

    The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
  • In truth, however, the retrogradation was much slighter than appeared on the surface.

    American Political Ideas Viewed From The Standpoint Of Universal History|John Fiske
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