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.