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prog·ress     (prŏg'rěs', -rəs, prō'grěs')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Movement, as toward a goal; advance.
  2. Development or growth: students who show progress.
  3. Steady improvement, as of a society or civilization: a believer in human progress. See Synonyms at development.
  4. A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.
intr.v.   pro·gress (prə-grěs') pro·gressed, pro·gress·ing, pro·gress·es
  1. To advance; proceed: Work on the new building progressed at a rapid rate.
  2. To advance toward a higher or better stage; improve steadily: as medical technology progresses.
  3. To increase in scope or severity, as a disease taking an unfavorable course.

[Middle English progresse, from Latin prōgressus, from past participle of prōgredī, to advance : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + gradī, to go, walk; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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