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1. (n.) retrogression
the act of retrogressing; movement backward.
2. retrogression
Biol. degeneration; passing from a more complex to a simpler structure.
Etymology: (1640–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) degeneration, retrogression
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
2. (noun) regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
returning to a former state
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1. (noun) retrogression
the act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation
2. (noun) retrogression
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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