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- [pruh-gresh-uh n]
- /prəˈgrɛʃ ən/
- /prəˈɡreʃ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-gresh-uh n]
- /prəˈgrɛʃ ən/
Definitions of progression word
- noun progression the act of progressing; forward or onward movement. 1
- noun progression a passing successively from one member of a series to the next; succession; sequence. 1
- noun progression Mathematics. a succession of quantities in which there is a constant relation between each member and the one succeeding it. Compare arithmetic progression, geometric progression, harmonic progression. 1
- noun progression Music. the manner in which chords or melodic tones follow one another; a succession of chords or tones. 1
- noun progression Astrology. any of a variety of methods of comparing the natal chart to subsequent planetary positions in order to establish an optimum time to accomplish things or to establish the probable time an event occurred or will occur. 1
- abbreviation PROGRESSION progress 1
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Origin of progression
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin prōgressiōn- (stem of prōgressiō). See progress, -ion
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Parts of speech for Progression
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
progression popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
progression usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for progression
noun progression
- adulthood — Adulthood is the state of being an adult.
- advancement — Advancement is progress in your job or in your social position.
- aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
- anabases — any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.
- anabasis — the march of Cyrus the Younger and his Greek mercenaries from Sardis to Cunaxa in Babylonia in 401 bc, described by Xenophon in his Anabasis
Antonyms for progression
noun progression
- filibuster — U.S. Politics. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. a member of a legislature who makes such a speech.
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