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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Retrogression \Re`tro*gres"sion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]trogression.
See {Retrograde}, and cf. {Digression}.]
1. The act of retrograding, or going backward;
retrogradation.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Biol.) Backward development; a passing from a higher to a
lower state of organization or structure, as when an
animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly
organized than would be expected from its earlier stages
or known relationship. Called also {retrograde
development}, and {regressive metamorphism}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
retrogression
n 1: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
[syn: {degeneration}]
2: returning to a former state [syn: {regression}, {regress},
{reversion}, {retroversion}]
From English-German Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-deu]:
retrogression [retrəgreʃən]
Rückgang
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