progression

Definitions of progression
  1. noun
    a movement forward
    synonyms: avance, avancement
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    types:
    avance
    forward movement
    type of:
    changement de lieu, déplacement
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
  2. noun
    an upward movement or trend as in business activity
    synonyms: amélioration, avance
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    type of:
    amélioration
    the act of improving something
  3. noun
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
    synonyms: avance, avancement, progrès
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    types:
    amélioration, marche, progrès
    a steady advance
    type of:
    déplacement, mouvement
    the act of changing location from one place to another
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By the Roots: Grad-, Gress-: to step

You are making progress in your vocabulary growth as you step into this very useful root. Words like "progress," "graduate," "grade," and even "gradual" are branches on this tree. They all, in some way, have to do with going from one level to the next, step by step.

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