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along |
in a progressive motion; forward. [1/5 definitions] |
Alzheimer's disease |
a severe, progressive disease that causes the brain cells to degenerate, often leading to dementia. |
antiprogressive |
combined form of progressive. |
aspect |
in grammar, a category of verb inflections, such as past perfect and past progressive, that indicate whether an action or state is ended or continues, is singular or repeated, and the like. [1/5 definitions] |
fin de siecle |
of, concerning, or characteristic of turn-of-the-century ideas and attitudes; formerly, sophisticated and progressive; now, decadent. [1/2 definitions] |
Hodgkin's disease |
a progressive, sometimes fatal disease in which the lymph tissues, spleen, and kidneys become enlarged or inflamed. |
Huntington's chorea |
an inheritable disorder of the nervous system causing progressive deterioration of the mental processes. |
imperfect |
in grammar, of or denoting a tense that indicates an uncompleted or ongoing action or state; progressive. [2/5 definitions] |
left1 |
(often cap.) of or pertaining to liberal, socialist, or progressive political views and those who hold them. (Cf. right.) [2/6 definitions] |
leprosy |
a progressive disease caused by bacterial infection that affects skin and nerves and produces ulcerations, swelling, spreading anesthesia, and loss of fingers and toes. |
liberal |
favoring progressive political change. (Cf. conservative.) [4/8 definitions] |
liberalism |
the principles, views, and practices of a political group that favors progressive political and social change. (Cf. conservatism.) [1/2 definitions] |
muscular dystrophy |
a noncontagious disease of unknown origin that causes progressive degeneration of the muscles. |
nonprogressive |
combined form of progressive. |
participle |
in grammar, a verb form that combines with certain auxiliary verbs ("be" or "have") to give a verb in a sentence a particular aspect, either "perfect" or "progressive," or voice, either "active" or "passive." Participles can also serve the function of adjectives. |
progressive |
(cap.) of or relating to a Progressive political party. [2/8 definitions] |
Progressive Party |
any of three short-lived U.S. political parties of the early and mid-twentieth century that advocated policies considered progressive or radical in their time. |
swamp fever |
a viral infection sometimes caught by horses, characterized by fever, uneven gait, and progressive anemia. [1/2 definitions] |
ultraprogressive |
combined form of progressive. |
unprogressive |
combined form of progressive. |
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