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| course |
progression; movement. [1/10 definitions] |
| Divine Comedy |
a rhymed medieval Italian epic poem written by Dante Alighieri, describing his imaginary progression from Hell through Purgatory to Paradise. |
| flow |
a stream or series of things, ideas, or events; steady progression. [1/8 definitions] |
| movement |
progression through a sequence, as of things, events, or stages in a literary work. [1/8 definitions] |
| process |
movement onward or forward; progression. [1/9 definitions] |
| scramble |
a rapid climb or progression over irregular ground, using or as if using both the hands and feet for balance or to pull oneself along. [1/10 definitions] |
| sere2 |
the full series of stages of ecological progression on a type or piece of land. |
| stage |
a period or phase in the progression or development of something. [1/11 definitions] |
| stepwise |
in an order or form resembling step-by-step progression. [1/3 definitions] |
| ultimate |
last or farthest in a progression; final. [1/9 definitions] |
| ultimately |
at the farthest or last point in a progression; finally; in the end. |
| wavelength |
the distance between two points in the progression of a wave, esp. of sound, electromagnetism, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
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