rétrograde

See also: retrograde, rétrogradé, and retrogradé

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad/
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  • Homophones: rétrogradent, rétrogrades

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin retrōgradus.

Adjective

rétrograde (plural rétrogrades)

  1. retrograde
    Coordinate term: antérograde
    amnésie rétrograde ― retrograde amnesia
  2. (derogatory) retrograde, backwards
    Synonym: réactionnaire
    des idées rétrogrades ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rétrograde

  1. inflection of rétrograder:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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