Retrogradation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retrogradation \Re`tro*gra*da"tion\, n. [F. r['e]trogradation or
     L. retrogradatio. See {Retrograde}.]
     1. The act of retrograding, or moving backward.
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     2. The state of being retrograde; decline.


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