retractation noun. [ri:trak'teɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[Latin retractatio(n-), from retractat- pa. ppl stem of retractare RETRACT verb²: see -ATION.]
1. In pl. Further treatment and corrections of matters treated in former writings. Orig. & chiefly with ref. to the title of a book written by St Augustine. LME.

2. = RETRACTION 1. M16.

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