Retraction - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈtrækʃən|
Brit.
|rɪˈtrækʃən|
noun
- a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion (syn: abjuration, recantation)
- the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
- the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
the retraction of the landing gear
retraction of the foreskin
retraction of the foreskin
Extra examples
His charges were false, and he was forced to make a retraction.
The newspaper was forced to publish a retraction of its allegations.
Word forms
noun
singular: retraction
plural: retractions
singular: retraction
plural: retractions
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