Associations to the word «Retrogression»

Wiktionary

RETROGRESSION, noun. A deterioration or decline to a previous state.
RETROGRESSION, noun. (biology) A return to a less complex condition.

Dictionary definition

RETROGRESSION, noun. Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form.
RETROGRESSION, noun. Returning to a former state.

Wise words

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