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- retrenchment/rɪˈtrenʧmənt/The act of reducing costs or spending, especially by cutting back on staff or operations.nounC1
- retrial/ˌriːˈtraɪəl/A second or new trial of a case in a court of law, ordered when the first trial is considered invalid or its result is overturned.nounC1
- retribution/ˌret.rɪˈbjuː.ʃən/Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.nounC1
- retributivism/ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːtɪvɪz(ə)m/A theory of justice that punishment should be inflicted on a person as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.nounC2
- retrieval/rɪˈtriːv(ə)l/The act of getting something back, especially information or an object that was stored or lost.nounB2
- retrieve/rɪˈtriːv/To get or bring something back, especially after it has been lost or is difficult to find.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
- retriever/rɪˈtriːvə(r)/A dog bred to find and bring back shot game to a hunter.nounB2
- retroact/ˌretrəʊˈækt/to have effect on or influence over a past situation or event.verbverb-intransitiveC2
- retroaction/ˌrɛtrəʊˈækʃ(ə)n/The process in which the results of a process or action are used to influence, adjust, or control the process itself; action that goes backward or returns.nounC2
- retroactive inhibition/ˌretrəʊˈæktɪv ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n/In psychology and learning theory: the disruptive effect that new learning can have on the recall of previously learned information.nounC1
- retrocede/ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈsiːd/to move back or away; to cede something back to a previous owner or state.verbverb-intransitiveC1-C2
- retrocessionaire/ˌrɛtrəʊsɛʃəˈnɛː/An entity (often an insurer or reinsurer) to whom a reinsurer cedes part of a risk, transferring it further in the reinsurance chain.nounVery Rare
- retrochoir/ˈrɛtrəʊˌkwaɪə/The space behind the high altar in a church, typically at the east end, often containing chapels or ambulatories.nounVery Low
- retrofire/ˈrɛtrəʊfaɪə/To fire a rocket engine in the opposite direction to a spacecraft's motion, typically for deceleration or course adjustment.nounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveRare
- retrofit/ˈrɛtrəʊfɪt/To add a component or feature to something that was not originally included when it was manufactured.adjectivenounverb+2C1
- retroflexion/ˌret.rəˈflek.ʃən/the act of bending or curving backwards.nounC2
- retrofocus lens/ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)ˌfəʊkəs ˌlɛnz/A wide-angle photographic lens designed with a back focal distance longer than the focal length of the lens, allowing clearance for SLR camera mirrors.nounC2
- retrogradation/ˌret.rəʊ.ɡrəˈdeɪ.ʃən/The act or process of moving backwards or reverting to a previous, often worse, state.nounLow
- retrograde/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/Moving or directed backwards; reverting to an earlier, often worse, state or condition.adjectiveverbverb-intransitive+1C1
- retrograde amnesia/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd æmˈniː.zi.ə/A type of memory loss where a person cannot recall events that occurred before the onset of amnesia.nounLow (Technical/Specialist)
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