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retrogressional

retrogressional adjective: relating to retrogression.

Adjective

retrogressional (comparative more retrogressional, superlative most retrogressional)

  1. Relating to retrogression.
    • Under controlled biotic intervention the ecosystem progression or regression could be arrested at a preclimax or retrogressional stage, which may persist over a long period of time.2009, Lalit Kumar Jha, Forestry for the People, page 100

Forms of retrogressional

comparativemore retrogressional
superlativemost retrogressional

Origin of retrogressional

From retrogression + -al.

Questions about retrogressional

What does retrogressional mean?
Retrogressional means relating to retrogression.
What part of speech is retrogressional?
Retrogressional is an adjective.

Words near retrogressional in the dictionary

  1. retrogress
  2. retrogressed
  3. retrogresses
  4. retrogressing
  5. retrogression
  6. retrogressional
  7. retrogressionism
  8. retrogressionist
  9. retrogressionists
  10. retrogressions
  11. retrogressive

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