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postretraction

postretraction adjective: following retraction of an article for publication.

Adjective

postretraction (not comparable)

  1. Following retraction of an article for publication

Origin of postretraction

From post- + retraction.

Questions about postretraction

What does postretraction mean?
Postretraction means following retraction of an article for publication.
What part of speech is postretraction?
Postretraction is an adjective.

Words near postretraction in the dictionary

  1. postretinal
  2. postretinally
  3. postretiree
  4. postretirees
  5. postretirement
  6. postretraction
  7. postretrieval
  8. postrevascularization
  9. postrevival
  10. postrevolution
  11. postrevolutionary

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