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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'retrograde' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions retrograde noun  A degenerate person. verb (retrograd, ing) (intransitive) To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert. (context, intransitive, astronomy) To show retrogradation. adjective  Directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion. counterproductive, Counterproductive to a desired outcome. Etymology: Adjective: Middle English from Latin retrogradus.<br>Verb: Latin retrogredi or Late Latin retrogredere (retro- "back" + gradi "walk").        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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