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regression

Best crossword clue

"Return backward"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/Part of speech nounSorted eeginorrssStarts with REnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2E3G4R5E6S7S8I9O10N

Definitions

  1. returning to a former state

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin regressio. Equivalent to regress + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • Few of these groups or communities that are classed as "savage" show no traces of regression from a more advanced cultural stage.
  • I have done past life regressions on my own through self-hypnosis techniques that I learned in Brian Weiss's book Many Lives, Many Masters as well as with past life regression tapes.
  • A social norm hypothesis [of crime] that focuses on the social meaning of order cannot be tested by a single time frame regression of neighborhood disorder and crime. That is simply asking too much of the data.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Return backward10 letters
02Backward slide10 letters

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