English to English Dictionary

Rearguard

A military unit assigned to protect the rear of a main body of troops.

Rebuff

An abrupt or ungracious refusal of an offer, request, or friendly gesture.

Recantation

The formal withdrawal of a statement or belief, especially a previously held opinion or doctrine.

Recapitulate

To summarize or restate the main points of something.

Recapitulation

The act of summarizing and stating again the main points of a previous discussion, argument, or presentation.

Recension

A critical revision of a text, especially a manuscript or literary work.

Rechtschutzort

A location or jurisdiction where legal protection is provided or enforced.

Reciprocal Trust

A mutual confidence between parties where each party trusts the other.

Reciprocal agreement

A formal pact or contract between two or more parties, organizations, or nations in which each side agrees to provide equivalent benefits, privileges, or concessions to the other.

Reciprocally

In a way that involves two people or groups doing the same thing for each other or exchanging something mutually.

Reciprocity

The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges or a sense of shared sentiment.

Reclusive

Avoiding the company of other people; solitary.