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   pro·grade

   /ˈprōˌɡrād/

   adjective

   • 1. (of planetary motion) proceeding from west to east; direct.
   • 2. (of a metamorphic change) resulting from an increase in temperature or pressure or both.

   verb

   • 1. (of a coastline) advance toward the sea as a result of the accumulation of waterborne sediment: "these oolites were probably deposited as part of the coastal sand-barrier complex as it prograded basinwards"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from pro-1 ‘forwards’ + retrograde.

   Derivatives

   • 1. progradation noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

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