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rē̆trō-grădĭor, di, v. dep. n. (collat. form rē̆trōgrădo, āre, v. n., Mart. Cap. 8, § 887), to go back or backwards, to retrograde, Plin. 8, 15, 16, § 39; of the retrograde motion of the stars, id. 2, 15, 12, § 61; 2, 17, 14, § 76; Mart. Cap. 8, § 883.

* rē̆trōgrădis, e, v. retrogradus init.

rē̆trōgrădus, a, um (collat. form rē̆-trōgrădis, e, App. M. 4, p. 151), adj. [retrogradior], going back or backwards, retrograde; usually of the stars, Sen. Q. N. 7, 25; Plin. 2, 17, 15, § 77; Sid. Ep. 8, 11: carmen retrogradum (i. e. reciprocum), Aug. Civ. Dei, 17, 15: retrogradis fuga, App. l. l.