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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesretractio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: re-trak-tio
"L'autore ha emesso una retractio del suo articolo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of taking back or withdrawing a statement or opinion.
"After realizing the mistake, the author issued a retraction of the controversial article." - 2
A formal statement that retracts or withdraws a previously published statement.
"The journal published a retraction of the study due to ethical concerns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'retraction' originates from the Latin 'retractio', which means 'a drawing back'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century, maintaining its core meaning of withdrawal or reversal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Retraction" is said worldwide
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rétractation
Transliteration: retractation
"L'auteur a publié une rétractation de son article."
Widerruf
Transliteration: vidərʊf
"Der Autor gab einen Widerruf seiner Aussage heraus."
retractio
Transliteration: re-trak-tio
"L'autore ha emesso una retractio del suo articolo."
retractación
Transliteration: re-trak-ta-ción
"El autor emitió una retractación de su declaración."
retratação
Transliteration: re-trah-são
"O autor fez uma retratação do artigo."
वापसी
Transliteration: vaapsee
"लेखक ने अपने लेख की वापसी की घोषणा की।"
撤回
Transliteration: chèhuí
"作者发表了撤回声明。"
철회
Transliteration: cheolhoe
"저자는 자신의 주장을 철회했습니다."
撤回
Transliteration: tekkai
"著者は声明を撤回しました。"
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