Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Situated at, located close to, or directed toward the back.
- adjective Backward; reverse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Back; hind or hinder; retrorse; posterior; caudal: the opposite of
prorsal .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
- adjective at or near or toward the posterior
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Latin retrō, back; see re- in Indo-European roots.]
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