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noun
A deterioration or decline to a previous state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A return to a less complex condition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
returning to a former state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: regression, regress, reversion, retroversion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reversal
noun
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: degeneration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transformation, transmutation, shift
Narrower terms: abiotrophy, cataplasia
History
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