"recantation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: recantations [plural]
Etymology: recant + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|recant|ation}} recant + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} recantation (countable and uncountable, plural recantations)
  1. The act of recanting or something recanted. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-recantation-en-noun-22QAbIVU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation

Inflected forms

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