retraction

CEFRC1

/ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A withdrawal of a statement, claim, or previously offered agreement.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.

Examples

  • A retraction is a formal withdrawal of a statement or a claim.

  • The newspaper published a formal retraction of the old story.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.

  2. An act or instance of retracting.

More examples

In context

  • The newspaper published a formal retraction of the false story.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Yesterday, the newspaper published a formal blank of the false story.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From re- + traction or retract + -ion.