Usually means: Apparent backward movement of planets.
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  1. retrograde motion: Wiktionary
  2. Retrograde Motion, Retrograde motion: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (retrograde motion)

noun:  (astronomy) Motion of a body (either real or apparent) in a direction opposite to that of its normal motion, or to that of other similar or related bodies

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