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retraction

/ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
re-trac-tion
IPA
/ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act or instance of retracting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From re- + traction or retract + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

retractions (plural)

Derived Forms

nonretraction postretraction preretraction

Phrases

clot retraction time

Synonyms

abjuration recantation

Rhymes With

action reaction interaction transaction satisfaction attraction fraction extraction faction distraction traction contraction

Questions

How do you pronounce retraction?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/.
What does retraction mean?
An act or instance of retracting.
Where does retraction come from?
From re- + traction or retract + -ion.

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