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progressione

progression, advance

noun proh-gres-SYOH-neh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Origin: From Latin progressio (a going forward).

Also means

sequence, series

Usage Note

Progressione describes a gradual forward movement or increase — in sport (progressione di carriera, career progression), music (a chord progression is progressione armonica), or mathematics (arithmetic/geometric progressions). It differs from progresso (progress, improvement in a broader sense) by emphasising the sequential, step-by-step nature.

Examples

"La progressione dei prezzi preoccupa i consumatori."

Natural Translation

The progression of prices worries consumers.

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