Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

progression

/pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
pro-gres-sion
IPA
/pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of moving from one thing to another.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Development, increase, evolution.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A chord progression.

Countable

noun

The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English progressioun, from Old French progression and its etymon Latin prōgressiō. By surface analysis, progress + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: progressioun, progression, prōgressiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/
  • British English: /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

progressions (plural)

Derived Forms

atheroprogression hyperprogression neuroprogression nilprogression nonprogression oligoprogression pathoprogression postprogression progressional progressionary progressionism progressionist

Phrases

'50s progression arithmetical progression arithmetic progression Axis progression backdoor progression chord progression circle progression cross-progression

Frequently Paired Words

progress

Synonyms

swing sequence progress procession advance advancement forward motion onward motion

Antonyms

regress retrogression

Rhymes With

session depression expression self-expression possession impression profession succession aggression obsession discretion confession

Questions

How do you pronounce progression?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/.
What does progression mean?
The act of moving from one thing to another.
Where does progression come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce progression

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