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retrograde 1. Astronomy a. occurring or orbiting in a direction opposite to that of the earth's motion around the sun b. occurring or orbiting in a direction around a planet opposite to the planet's rotational direction c. appearing to move in a clockwise direction due to the rotational period exceeding the period of revolution around the sun 2. Biology tending to retrogress; degenerate 3. Music of, concerning, or denoting a melody or part that is played backwards How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Dunwoody who also presented the awards praised all the participants noting that commands had taken on the challenges of the award guidelines despite fighting the global war on terrorism, despite the realignment of bases, the resetting and retrograding of equipment, and instituting Lean Six Sigma. In Operation Desert Storm, we had thousands of Soldiers staying on for more than a year in retrograding all materiel back to CONUS. In June 2003, Marine units began retrograding back to camps in Kuwait in preparation to return to the United States. |
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