"reretreat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reretreats [plural]
Etymology: re- + retreat Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|retreat}} re- + retreat Head templates: {{en-noun}} reretreat (plural reretreats)
  1. a second retreat.
    Sense id: en-reretreat-en-noun-A2jiSnRo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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