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retrorse

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re=trorse

CIDE DICTIONARY

retrorsea. [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. Retrovert.].
     Bent backward or downward.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

retrorse, adj. Biol. turned back or down.

Derivative
retrorsely adv.
Etymology
L retrorsus = retroversus (as RETRO-, versus past part. of vertere turn)

ROGET THESAURUS

retrorse

Reversion

N reversion, return, revulsion, turning point, turn of the tide, status quo ante bellum, calm before a storm, alternation, inversion, recoil, retreat, regression, retrogression, restoration, relapse, recidivism, atavism, vicinism, reverting, regressive, revulsive, reactionary, retrorse, a rebours.


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