"retraction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retractions [plural]
Etymology: re- + traction Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|traction}} re- + traction Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retraction (countable and uncountable, plural retractions)
  1. An act or instance of retracting. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-retraction-en-noun-Deq-eYJr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 40 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 37 31 32
  2. A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion): herroeping (Dutch), Widerrufung [feminine] (German), retrazione [feminine] (Italian), tamauli (Tagalog), pagtatamauli (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-retraction-en-noun-JmD7O6D0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 40 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 37 31 32 Disambiguation of 'a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion': 8 86 5
  3. (mathematics) A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematical function): retratto [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-retraction-en-noun-kxjLDP-I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 40 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 37 31 32 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematical function': 4 8 88

Inflected forms

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