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returning

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???t??n??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /???t?n??/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)n??
  • Hyphenation: re?turn?ing

Verb

returning

  1. present participle of return

Noun

returning (plural returnings)

  1. The act of one who returns; a coming back.
    • 2012, Michael Phillips, Land of the Brave and the Free (page 221)
      It was a time of returnings. Soldiers everywhere returned home to try to piece together the broken fragments of shattered lives.

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regressive

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?s?v

Adjective

regressive (comparative more regressive, superlative most regressive)

  1. That tends to return, revert or regress.
  2. (of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.

Antonyms

  • progressive

Derived terms

  • regressive assimilation (phonology)

Related terms

  • regress
  • regression

Translations

Further reading

  • regressive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • regressive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • regressive at OneLook Dictionary Search

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

regressive

  1. inflection of regressiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

regressive f pl

  1. feminine plural of regressivo

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