rē^tractĭo

ōnis, f.

retraho

I. A drawing back, retreating: graduum, 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.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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