"recantation" meaning in English

See recantation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: recantations [plural]
Etymology: From 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

Inflected forms

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