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noun re·trac·tion \ri-ˈtrak-shÉ™n\

: a statement saying that something you said or wrote at an earlier time is not true or correct

: the act of moving something back into a larger part that usually covers it : the act of retracting something

Full Definition of RETRACTION

1

:  an act of recanting; specifically :  a statement made by one retracting

2

:  an act of retracting :  the state of being retracted

3

:  the ability to retract

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Examples of RETRACTION

1. His charges were false, and he was forced to make a retraction.
2. the retraction of the plane's landing gear

First Known Use of RETRACTION

14th century

Rhymes with RETRACTION

abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, class action, compaction, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, inaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, redaction, refraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction

retraction

noun re·trac·tion \ri-ˈtrak-shÉ™n\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of RETRACTION

:  an act or instance of retracting; specifically :  backward or inward movement of an organ or part <retraction of the nipple or skin overlying the tumor—Journal of the American Medical Association>