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RETROGRESSIVE

\ɹˌɛtɹə͡ʊɡɹˈɛsɪv], \ɹˌɛtɹə‍ʊɡɹˈɛsɪv], \ɹ_ˌɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of RETROGRESSIVE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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