Retrograde Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

retrograde

/ˈrɛtrəˌgreɪd/

adjective

retrograde

/ˈrɛtrəˌgreɪd/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of RETROGRADE

[more retrograde; most retrograde]

1

formal

:

returning to an earlier and usually worse state or condition

• a retrograde policy that would leave more people poorer than they are now

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2

technical

:

moving backward

• retrograde motion

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