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regress
English
Etymology
(verb) From Latin regressus, past participle of regredior (“to go back”), from re- (“back”) + gradior (“to go”).
Pronunciation
- (noun) IPA(key): /??i?????s/
- (verb) IPA(key): /??????s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Noun
regress (countable and uncountable, plural regresses)
- The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
- 1886, Frederic Harrison, The Choice of Books
- Its bearing on the progress or regress of man is not an inconsiderable question.
- 1886, Frederic Harrison, The Choice of Books
- The power or liberty of passing back.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Thou shalt have egresse and regresse.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor
- In property law, the right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.
Coordinate terms
- (permission): ingress, egress
Derived terms
- infinite regress
- Ryle's regress
Synonyms
- retrogress
Verb
regress (third-person singular simple present regresses, present participle regressing, simple past and past participle regressed)
- (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
- (intransitive, astronomy) To move from east to west.
- (transitive, statistics) To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.
Synonyms
- backslide
Antonyms
- advance
- proceed
- progress
Translations
Related terms
- regression
- regressive
Further reading
- regress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- regress in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- regress at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- sergers
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin regressus (“back step”), from re- (“back”) +? gressus (“step”).
Noun
regress
- regress.
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
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negress
English
Etymology
From French négresse, from nègre. Equivalent to Negro +? -ess.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ni????s/
Noun
negress (plural negresses)
- (dated, literary, now offensive and an ethnic slur) A black female.
Synonyms
- (derogatory term for black woman): sheboon
Related terms
- negro
- negroid
Translations
See also
- Latina
- Muslimah
Anagrams
- Gessner, Sengers
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