progradation

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English

Etymology

Formed as pro- +‎ gradation, after prograde.

Noun

progradation (countable and uncountable, plural progradations)

  1. (geology) The growth of a river delta farther out into the sea over time, as it gains more sediment

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Noun

progradation f (plural progradations)

  1. progradation