retractio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

rē̆tractĭo, ōnis, f. [retraho].

I A drawing back , retreating : graduum, i. e. the breadth , 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.