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Definition of Retrograding
1. retrograde [v] - See also: retrograde
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retrograding
Literary usage of Retrograding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China: Including a by Robert Fortune (1847)
"CHINA HAS BEEN retrograding FOR MANY YEARS.— MY OWN EXPERIENCE. WHEN the news of
the peace with China first reached England, in the autumn of, obtained the ..."
2. The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 by William Siborne (1895)
"... he instantly decided upon retrograding his troops to a position in front of
the point of junction of the roads leading from Charleroi and Nivelles upon ..."
3. My Trip to the Orient by Alma White (1911)
"THE FRENCH NATION retrograding France is far behind other civilized nations, and
is rapidly degenerating. The people are given over to sensual pleasures, ..."
4. The Miseries and Beauties of Ireland by Jonathan Binns (1837)
"... extent of farms—Agents' fees—Agriculture of the district—Cholera among
pigs—Butter—Sheep and Bulls—Farmers retrograding—Manures—Hedges—Assessment of the ..."
5. The Maxims, Experiences, and Observations of Agogos by Charles William Day (1844)
"... of the universe works his changes, and gives the necessary stimulus to keep
the great human family advancing, and to save mankind from retrograding. ..."
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