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regressus

Regressus is a Latin term that functions as both a noun meaning "a return" or "the act of returning" and as the perfect passive participle of regredi, "to go back." In classical Latin usage, it can denote either the act of returning from travel or a figurative retrogression, such as a return to an earlier state or condition. The word shows up in literary and historical texts as part of descriptions of movement, retreat, or reversal.

Grammatically, regressus is a fourth-declension noun in the masculine form, with the feminine and neuter forms

In modern scholarship, regressus is encountered primarily in discussions of Latin language, etymology, or the analysis

See also: regression, Latin grammar, regredi.

as
regressa
and
regressum,
and
it
declines
according
to
standard
fourth-declension
patterns.
As
a
participle,
regressus
agrees
with
its
noun
in
gender,
number,
and
case
and
conveys
the
sense
of
having
gone
back
or
returned.
Its
semantic
range
therefore
encompasses
both
literal
return
to
a
place
and
broader
notions
of
reversal
or
retrogression.
of
Latin
texts.
It
is
not
a
common
term
in
everyday
English
and
is
typically
translated
as
"return,"
"the
act
of
returning,"
or
"regression"
depending
on
context.
The
word
is
of
interest
to
students
of
Latin
grammar
and
classics,
rather
than
a
standalone
term
in
contemporary
technical
vocabularies.