retrógrado

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (backwards) + gradus (step).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /reˈtɾɔɡɾado/ [reˈt̪ɾɔ.ɣ̞ɾa.ð̞ʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /reˈtɾɔħɾado/ [reˈt̪ɾɔ.ħɾa.ð̞ʊ]

 

  • Hyphenation: re‧tró‧gra‧do

Adjective

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retrógrado (feminine retrógrada, masculine plural retrógrados, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. retrograde

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (backwards) + gradus (step).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.du/ [heˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.du]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.du/ [χeˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.do/ [heˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.do]

  • Hyphenation: re‧tró‧gra‧do

Adjective

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retrógrado (feminine retrógrada, masculine plural retrógrados, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. retrograde (moving backwards)
  2. opposing progress

Noun

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retrógrado m (plural retrógrados, feminine retrógrada, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. someone who opposes progress

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (backwards) + gradus (step).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /reˈtɾoɡɾado/ [reˈt̪ɾo.ɣ̞ɾa.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -oɡɾado
  • Syllabification: re‧tró‧gra‧do

Adjective

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retrógrado (feminine retrógrada, masculine plural retrógrados, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. retrograde (moving backwards)
  2. backwards, opposing progress

Derived terms

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Noun

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retrógrado m (plural retrógrados, feminine retrógrada, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. someone who opposes progress

Further reading

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