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Meaning of 'retrograde' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Retrograde [ a.]
- Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.
- Tending or moving backward; having a backward course; contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to progressive.
- Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc.
2 . Retrograde [ v. i.]
- To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet.
- Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals or intelligence.

Meaning of 'retrograde' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . retrograde [ v]
Meaning (1):
- go back over
Example in sentence:
  • retrograde arguments
Meaning (2):
- move in a direction contrary to the usual one
Example in sentence:
  • retrograding planets
Meaning (3):
- move back
Example in sentence:
  • The glacier retrogrades

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