Complete Definition of "regress"

English

Etymology
Latin regressus > re- + gressus, from the verb regredi.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�s|-�s

Noun
en-noun|-

#The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. "The progress or regress of man".
#The power or liberty of passing back.

Verb
en-verb|regress|es

  1. To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.

Synonyms
backslide


Crimean Tatar
Etymology
L.|crh regressus#Latin|regressus - back step < re-#Latin|re- back and gressus#latin|gressus - step.
Noun
regress

  1. regress#English|regress.

Declension
crh-latin-noun|nıñ|ga|nı|da|dan

References
R:Useinov-Mireev 2002

Category:Crimean Tatar nouns

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