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retraction

DEFINITIONS OF: retraction

1

n a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Synonyms:
abjuration, recantation
Types:
backdown, climb-down, withdrawal
a retraction of a previously held position
Type of:
disavowal, disclaimer
denial of any connection with or knowledge of

n the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

“the retraction of the landing gear”
“retraction of the foreskin”
Type of:
motility, motion, move, movement
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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