progressive
noun/prəˈɡresɪv/
/prəˈɡresɪv/
[usually plural]- a person who is in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change
- political battles between progressives and conservatives
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’.Want to learn more?
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