retraction
noun/rɪˈtrækʃn/
/rɪˈtrækʃn/
(formal)- [countable] a statement saying that something you previously said or wrote is not true
- He demanded a full retraction of the allegations against him.
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- [uncountable] (specialist) the act of pulling something back (= of retracting it)
- the retraction of a cat’s claws
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