| Pronunciation: | | `reekan'teyshun
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[n] a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
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RECANTATION is a 11 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | abjuration, retraction |
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| | See Also: | | backdown, climb-down, disavowal, withdrawal |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re`can*ta"tion\, n.
The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former
one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction;
retraction.
The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and
forced to make a public recantation. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.
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