retro'gressive
World English Dictionary
retrogress (ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to go back to an earlier, esp worse, condition; degenerate or deteriorate |
| 2. | to move backwards; recede |
| 3. | biology to develop characteristics or features of lower or simpler organisms; degenerate |
| [C19: from Latin retrōgressus having moved backwards, from retrōgradī; see | |
| retro'gression | |
| —n | |
| retro'gressive | |
| —adj | |
| retro'gressively | |
| —adv | |
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Retro'gressive
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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