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Word: Retard
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century: from French retarder, from Latin retardare, from re- ‘back’ + tardus ‘slow’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈtɑːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
delay or hold back in terms of progress or development
Short Definition:delay or hold back in terms of progress or development
Examples:- our progress was retarded by unforeseen difficulties
Word: Retard
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈriːtɑːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who has an intellectual disability (often used as a general term of abuse).
Short Definition:person who has intellectual disability
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