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retrogradation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ret-rogra-da-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Motion in a retrograde manner.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Decline, degradation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English retrograde Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English retrogradation From retrograde + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

retrogradations (plural)

Questions

What does retrogradation mean?
Motion in a retrograde manner.
Where does retrogradation come from?
Etymology tree English retrograde Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English retrogradation From retrograde + -ation.

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