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retrogress
(encz) | retrogress,vracet se v: Zdeněk Brož |
Retrogress
(gcide) | Retrogress \Re"tro*gress\, n. [Cf. L. retrogressus.]
Retrogression. [R.] --H. Spenser.
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retrogress
(wn) | retrogress
v 1: get worse or fall back to a previous condition [syn:
regress, retrograde, retrogress] [ant: advance,
come along, come on, get along, get on, progress,
shape up]
2: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often
minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate,
regress, retrogress, fall back] |
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retrogressive
(mass) | retrogressive
- spätný, spiatočný |
retrogression
(encz) | retrogression,úpadek n: Zdeněk Brož |
retrogressive
(encz) | retrogressive,zpáteční adj: Zdeněk Brožretrogressive,zpětný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Retrogress
(gcide) | Retrogress \Re"tro*gress\, n. [Cf. L. retrogressus.]
Retrogression. [R.] --H. Spenser.
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Retrogression
(gcide) | Retrogression \Re`tro*gres"sion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]trogression.
See Retrograde, and cf. Digression.]
1. The act of retrograding, or going backward;
retrogradation.
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2. (Biol.) Backward development; a passing from a higher to a
lower state of organization or structure, as when an
animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly
organized than would be expected from its earlier stages
or known relationship. Called also {retrograde
development}, and regressive metamorphism.
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Retrogressive
(gcide) | Retrogressive \Re`tro*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]trogressif.]
1. Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining
from a better to a worse state.
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2. (Biol.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition;
declining from a more perfect state of organization;
regressive.
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Retrogressively
(gcide) | Retrogressively \Re`tro*gres"sive*ly\, adv.
In a retrogressive manner.
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retrogression
(wn) | retrogression
n 1: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
[syn: degeneration, retrogression]
2: returning to a former state [syn: regression, regress,
reversion, retrogression, retroversion] |
retrogressive
(wn) | retrogressive
adj 1: going from better to worse [syn: retrograde,
retrogressive] |
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