PROGRESSION


Meaning of PROGRESSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prəgreʃ(ə)n ]

( progressions)

1.

A progression is a gradual development from one state to another.

Both drugs slow the progression of HIV, but neither cures the disease...

= development

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu with supp

2.

A progression of things is a number of things which come one after the other. ( FORMAL )

...a progression of habitats from dry meadows through marshes to open water.

N-COUNT : N of n

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