noun (formal)
1 [C] a statement saying that sth you previously said or wrote is not true:
He demanded a full retraction of the allegations against him.
2 [U] (technical) the act of pulling sth back (= of retracting it):
the retraction of a cat's claws
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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