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Retrograde Very Common

Retrograde has 12 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A degenerate person.

Verb
1

move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

2

move in a direction contrary to the usual one

"retrograding planets"

3

move back

"The glacier retrogrades"

4

go back over

"retrograde arguments"

5

get worse or fall back to a previous condition

6

To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.

Adjective
1

moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth

2

of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

3

going from better to worse

4

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

5

Directed backwards, retreating; reverting, especially to an inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.

Example Sentences
"retrograding planets" verb
"The glacier retrogrades" verb
"retrograde arguments" verb
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