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retrograde
adjective(ret-ro-grade)
having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
retrograde
adjective(ret-ro-grade)
having or being a direction of rotation or revolution that is clockwise as viewed from the north pole of the sky or a planet
retrograde
adjective(ret-ro-grade)
moving, occurring, or performed in a backward direction
retrograde
adverb(ret-ro-grade)
backward, reversely
retrograde
verb(ret-ro-grade)
to turn back : reverse
retrograde
verb(ret-ro-grade)
to go back : retreat
retrograde
verb(ret-ro-grade)
to go back over or recapitulate something

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