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retreat

/ɹitˈɹit/ree-TREET
/ɹitˈɹit/ree-TREET

Meaninga drawing back

Common meaning: a pulling back

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchretretesource
  2. Frenchretraictesource
  3. Englishretreat‘a pulling back’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French retrete ‘a drawing back’.

Roots

  • retrete Old French “a drawing back”

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