rétrograde

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See also: retrograde, rétrogradé, and retrogradé

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʁe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad/
Homophones: rétrogradent, rétrogrades

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin retrōgradus.

Adjective[edit]

rétrograde (plural rétrogrades)

(derogatory) retrograde
Des idées rétrogrades.

Synonym: réactionnaire

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

rétrograde

inflection of rétrograder:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

“rétrograde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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