Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: progression
IPA transcription: [pɹəɡɹ'ɛʃən]
Pronunciations of progression
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: progression, patterned_advance
    Meaning: a series with a definite pattern of advance
  • Synonyms: progress, progression, advance
    Meaning: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"
  • Synonyms: progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward_motion, onward_motion
    Meaning: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Usage examples
  • Religious wars, and wars of conquest, when they have stopped short of the extermination of races, have been only accidental disturbances, soon repaired by the mathematical progression of the life of nations.
  • A very simple type of the wave-power motor as applied to marine propulsion is based upon an idea taken from the mode of progression adopted by certain crustaceans, namely the possession of the means for drawing in and rapidly ejecting the water.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ronald Reagan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Management of multiple sclerosis, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Alzheimer's disease, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Four-minute mile, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Western (genre), License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0