Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retracted

/ɹitɹˈæktəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: re-tract-ed
IPA: /ɹitɹˈæktəd/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of retract

adj

Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.

adj

Pronounced further back in the vocal tract.

adj

Couped bendwise: cut off by a line diagonal to the main direction.

Example Sentences

"My guess is that he substitutes a schwa sound for the retracted r in final position."
"Pale, retracted, that is, shortened. It is a French term, used when pales are borne cut off, either pendent from the chief, or issuant from the base, which should be particularly noticed in the blazon."
"RETRACTED, said of charges when borne one shorter than another; as, three pales or palets issuant from the chief, retracted, that is, cut off bend ways, and hanging of different lengths."

Derived Forms

unretracted

Phrases

retracted tongue root

Synonyms

backed

Antonyms

advanced fronted

Rhymes With

distracted enacted interacted

Questions

How do you pronounce retracted?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹitɹˈæktəd/.
What does retracted mean?: simple past and past participle of retract

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