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part of speech:	noun
definition:	the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. An older child sometimes exhibits forms of regression such as sucking his thumb when a new baby is born into the family. antonyms: advance, advancement, progression similar words: relapse, return
related words:	decline, ebb

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