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progressive
adjective
noun
advancing in severity
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pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv
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adjective
advancing in severity
“progressive paralysis”
adjective
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
adjective
(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
“progressive euchre”
adjective
favoring or promoting progress
“progressive schools”
adjective
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
adjective
gradually advancing in extent
noun
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
noun
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
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progressive paralysis
progressive euchre
progressive tournaments
progressive schools
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