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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

“Writers often choose access when discussing complex ideas.”

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retrogression

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/reh-truh-GRESH-uhn/

A deterioration or decline to a previous state.

In a Sentence

“The company's retrogression in sales this quarter worried the investors.”

Origin

Late Middle English, from Latin retro- ‘backward’ + regressio ‘a going back’.

Common Phrases

. retrogressionretrogression economic

Synonyms

regressregressionreversiondegenerationretroversion

Antonyms

progressimprovementadvancement

Related Words

retrogressivethrowbackbacksliding

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