retractio

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Latin

Etymology

From retrahō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

retractiō f (genitive retractiōnis); third declension

  1. a drawing back, retreating
    • c. 80 — c. 70 BC, Vitruvius, De Architectura, 3.4.4
    1. a diminishing
      • c. 370 — c. 430, Macrobius, Saturnalia, 1.12.5
    2. hesitation, refusal
      • c. 225 — c. 330, Arnobius, Adversus Nationes, 5.162.3

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative retractiō retractiōnēs
genitive retractiōnis retractiōnum
dative retractiōnī retractiōnibus
accusative retractiōnem retractiōnēs
ablative retractiōne retractiōnibus
vocative retractiō retractiōnēs

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