retrograde

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 See also 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Adjective: Middle English from Latin retrogradus.
Verb: Latin retrogredi or Late Latin retrogredere (retro- "back" + gradi "walk").

[edit] Adjective

retrograde (comparative more retrograde, superlative most retrograde)

1. Directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.
2. Counterproductive to a desired outcome.

[edit] See also

• anterograde

[edit] Noun

retrograde (plural retrogrades)

1. A degenerate person.

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to retrograde (third-person singular simple present retrogrades, present participle retrograding, simple past and past participle retrograded)

1. (intransitive) To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.
2. (intransitive, astronomy) To show retrogradation.

[edit] Related terms

• retrogress
• retrogression
• retrogressive

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

retrograde f.

1. Feminine plural form of retrogrado