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retraction

/ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/

retraction noun: an act or instance of retracting.

Noun

retraction (countable and uncountable, plural retractions)

  1. An act or instance of retracting.
  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.
  3. A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.

retraction meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Tagalog

retraction in Tamil

திரும்பப் பெறுதல், பின்வாங்கல், பின்னிழுப்பு, உள்ளிழுத்தல், முன்சொன்னதை அளி, அகட்டல்

retraction in Urdu

دست برداری, سمٹاؤ, سکڑاؤ

retraction in Bengali

প্রত্যাখ্যান করার একটি কাজ, উদাহরণ

retraction in Tagalog

a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion
tamauli, pagtatamauli

Forms of retraction

pluralretractions

Plural of retraction: retractions

Origin of retraction

From re- + traction or retract + -ion.

Words formed from retraction

Questions about retraction

What does retraction mean?
Retraction means an act or instance of retracting.
What is retraction in Tamil?
Retraction in Tamil is திரும்பப் பெறுதல், பின்வாங்கல், பின்னிழுப்பு. See Retraction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is retraction?
Retraction is a noun.
How do you pronounce retraction?
Retraction is pronounced /ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/.
What is the plural of retraction?
The plural of retraction is retractions.

Words near retraction in the dictionary

  1. retractile
  2. retractility
  3. retracting
  4. retracting rooftop
  5. retracting rooftops
  6. retraction
  7. retractioning
  8. retractions
  9. retractive
  10. retractively
  11. retractiveness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: retraction (page history and authors); retraction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retraction (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retraction (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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