See retrace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
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],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"categories": [
"en:Television"
],
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"The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display."
],
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[
"television",
"television"
],
[
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],
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]
],
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],
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"broadcasting",
"media",
"television"
]
},
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],
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"An instance of retracement."
],
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"finance",
"finance#Noun"
],
[
"retracement",
"retracement"
]
],
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"(finance) An instance of retracement."
],
"topics": [
"business",
"finance"
]
}
],
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