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adjective
1Directed or moving backwards.
2rare Characterized by the ceding back of territory. Compare "retrocession".
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The Monthly Review. From classical Latin retrōcess-, past participial stem of retrōcēdere retrocede + -ive, after retrocession, retrocede.
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