rétrograde

See also: retrograde, rétrogradé, and retrogradé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad/

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• Homophones: rétrogradent, rétrogrades

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin retrōgradus.

Adjective

rétrograde (plural rétrogrades)

1. retrograde

   Coordinate term: antérograde

   amnésie rétrograde ― retrograde amnesia

2. (derogatory) retrograde, backwards

   Synonym: réactionnaire

   des idées rétrogrades ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rétrograde

1. inflection of rétrograder:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “rétrograde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012