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retractiveness

noun

Etymology

From retractive + -ness.

  1. derived from retrahō — “to draw or pull back, withdraw; to bring back; to compel to turn back; to recall; to get back, recover; to hold back, restrain, withhold; to remove, take away; to bring to light again; (Late Latin) to delay”
  2. derived from retractus — “withdrawn”
  3. inherited from retracten
  4. suffixed as retractive — “retract + ive”
  5. suffixed as retractiveness — “retractive + ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being retractive.

The neighborhood

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