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retrogrado.

retrograde (all senses)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/reˈtrɔ.ɡra.do/

  1. retrograde (all senses)

  2. backward

  3. reactionary

Where this word comes from

From Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (“backwards”) + gradus (“step”). By surface analysis, retro- + grado.

noun/reˈtrɔ.ɡra.do/

  1. stick in the mud

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (“backwards”) + gradus (“step”). By surface analysis, retro- + grado.

verb/reˈtrɔ.ɡra.do/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retrogradare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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