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retractio

rē̆tractĭo, ōnis, f. [retraho].
  • A drawing back, retreating: graduum, i.e. the breadth, Vitr. 3, 4, 4.—
  • II Trop.
      • 1 A diminishing: dierum (opp. auctio), Macr. S. 1, 14.—
      • 2 Hesitation, refusal: sine ullā retractione, Arn. 5, 162.

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