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re·tard·ed
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–noun
| 1. | characterized by retardation: a retarded child. |
| 2. | (used with a plural verb ) mentally retarded persons collectively (usually prec. by the): new schools for the retarded. |
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| re·tard 1
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v. re·tard·ed, re·tard·ing, re·tards v. tr. To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede. v. intr. To be delayed. n.
[Middle English retarden, from Old French retarder, from Latin retardāre : re-, re- + tardāre, to delay (from tardus, slow).] re·tard'er n. |
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| re·tard·ed
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| retarded | |
adjective | |
| 1. | relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded" [ant: precocious] |
noun | |
| 1. | people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded" [syn: mentally retarded] |
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reˈtarded adjective
Example: a mentally retarded child
See also: retard
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