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Definition of recantation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

recantation

noun
 
/ˌriːkænˈteɪʃn/
 
/ˌriːkænˈteɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the act of saying, often publicly, that you no longer have the same belief or opinion that you had before
    • He made a public recantation of all his former beliefs.
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