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Definition of retrograde
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adjective (a)
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth (adj.all)
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of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma (adj.all)
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Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet. (adjective)
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adjective satellite (s)
going from better to worse (adj.all)
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moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction (adj.all)
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verb (v)
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies (verb.motion)
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move in a direction contrary to the usual one (verb.motion)
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move back (verb.motion)
Example: The glacier retrogrades.
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go back over (verb.communication)
Example: Retrograde arguments.
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get worse or fall back to a previous condition (verb.change)
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To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet. (verb)
source: webster1913
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