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单词 retractative
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retractativeadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈtraktətɪv/, U.S. /rəˈtræktədɪv/, /riˈtræktədɪv/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin retractāt- , retractāre , -ive suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin retractāt-, past participial stem of retractāre retract v.2 + -ive suffix. Compare earlier retractive adj. and also earlier retractate v., retractate adj., retractation n.
rare.
Of the nature of or characterized by revision.
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the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] > looking over with a view to amendment
revisionary1686
retractative1726
revisional1793
revisory1821
1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 489 But when there is no Retractative Remedy by an Appeal, it is called Res Judicata.
1992 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 122 109 Apollonius of Rhodes does not show the economy that Homer does; this provides empirical confirmation for the theoretical expectation that a poet using retractative composition..will not employ economical systems.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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