Retrograde

re'tro-grad, adj., going backward falling from better to worse [biology) becoming le highly organised. to go backwards.— n Retro grad a/tion. [L. retro gradus— retro, backward, and gradior gre us, to go.] Retrogre ion, r^-tro-gtesViin, n. a going backward a decline in quality or merit.—adj. Retrogre ive.—adv. Retrogre 'ively. [See Retrograde.] Retrospect, rc'tro-spekt, «. a looking back a contemplation of the past. [L. retrospect us, pa.p. of rctro\picw—retro, back, and specie to look.]