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adjective • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma adjective satellite • going from better to worse • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction verb • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies • move in a direction contrary to the usual one • move back • go back over • get worse or fall back to a previous condition | ||||||||
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adverb • stern foremost or backward • at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane • (of a ship or an airplane) behind | ||||||||
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RETROGRADE which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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RETROGRADE
Updated: October 12, 2023
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