- re|trac|ta|tion
- re|trac|ta|tion «REE trak TAY shuhn», noun.the act of retracting a promise, statement, or the like.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
trac — am·trac; at·trac·tion; at·trac·tion·al·ly; at·trac·tor; con·trac·til·i·ty; con·trac·tion; con·trac·tion·al; con·trac·tion·ist; con·trac·tive; con·trac·tor; con·trac·tu·al; con·trac·ture; con·trac·tus; de·trac·tion; de·trac·tive; de·trac·tor;… … English syllables
trac|tion|al — «TRAK shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with traction … Useful english dictionary
trac|tion — «TRAK shuhn», noun. 1. a) the action of drawing or pulling. b) the fact or condition of being drawn. 2. the act of drawing or pulling loads along a road or track. 3. the kind of power used for this. Electric traction is used on subways and some… … Useful english dictionary
trac·tion — /ˈtrækʃən/ noun [noncount] 1 a : the force that causes a moving thing to stick against the surface it is moving along These tires get good traction on wet roads. A patch of ice caused the car to lose traction. 1 b : the power that is used to pull … Useful english dictionary
at|trac|tion — «uh TRAK shuhn», noun. 1. a thing that delights or attracts people: »The elephants were the chief attraction at the circus. SYNONYM(S): magnet, lure. 2. the act or power of attracting: »The attraction of the bright headlights made the deer stop… … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|tion|al — «kuhn TRAK shuh nuhl», adjective. serving or tending to contract … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|tion — «kuhn TRAK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of contracting: »Cold causes the contraction of liquids, gases, and solids; heat causes expansion. Figurative. He talks of making more contractions of his expense (Samuel Johnson). 2. the condition… … Useful english dictionary
coun|ter|at|trac|tion — «KOWN tuhr uh TRAK shuhn», noun. 1. an attraction of an opposite character. 2. an attraction counter to another attraction: »When the crowds deserted her booth for the one opposite, she put up a sign “Free coffee” as a counterattraction … Useful english dictionary
de|trac|tion — «dih TRAK shuhn», noun. 1. a taking away of some quality or worth; detracting: »Of course her squinting eyes are a slight detraction. 2. an act of speaking evil; belittling: »Happy are they that hear detractions, and can put them to mending… … Useful english dictionary
