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Tobyalocke Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Retrogressive vs regressive

Is there a distinct difference between the words retrogressive and regressive? To me they appear to hold the same meaning.
  

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They are synonyms. Retrogressive comes from adding retro - (Latin for "back") to the ending of "progressive" (from the Latin progressus , "having walked forward" or "an advance"), while regressive comes from the Latin regressus for "having walked back". Regressive is the older word.

— Lakshwadeep

  • They are synonyms.
  • Retrogressive comes from adding retro - (Latin for "back") to the ending of "progressive" (from the Latin progressus , "having walked forward" or "an advance"), while regressive comes from the Latin regressus for "having walked back".
  • Regressive is the older word.
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They are synonyms. Retrogressive comes from adding retro- (Latin for "back") to the ending of "progressive" (from the Latin progressus, "having walked forward" or "an advance"), while regressive comes from the Latin regressus for "having walked back". Regressive is the older word.
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After looking around I'm seeing regress as, 2-steps forward and 1-step-back along a range, where retrogressive as, 2-steps forward and back on all fours shift to a prior category; crawling vs. walking.

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