regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
(noun) returning to a former state
degeneration, retrogression
(noun) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retrogression (countable and uncountable, plural retrogressions)
A deterioration or decline to a previous state.
(biology) A return to a less complex condition.
Source: Wiktionary
Re`tro*gres"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rétrogression. See Retrograde, and cf. Digression.]
1. The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Backward development; a passing from a higher to a lower state of organization or structure, as when an animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly organized than would be expected from its earlier stages or known relationship. Called also retrograde development, and regressive metamorphism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 January 2025
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
