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Meaning of retardation
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retardation
n 1: a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms
race" [syn: {deceleration}, {slowing}, {retardation}] [ant:
{acceleration}]
2: the extent to which something is delayed or held back
3: any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-
retardant" [syn: {retardant}, {retardent}, {retardation}]
4: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn:
{retardation}, {mental retardation}, {backwardness},
{slowness}, {subnormality}]
5: the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: {slowdown},
{lag}, {retardation}]
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