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Definition: Retraction |
RetractionNoun1. A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion. 2. The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "retraction" was first used: sometime around 1390. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Geography | The phenomenon occurring when a monolayer, bound downwind by a shoreline, is compressed by the wind and collapses. The rate at which retraction progresses is the retraction rate. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | 1. the act of drawing back; the condition of being drawn back. 2. distal movement of teeth, usually accomplished with an orthodontic appliance. (references) |
Law | In probate practice, a withdrawal of a renunciation. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: RetractionSynonyms: abjuration (n), recantation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Abrogation | Counter order, countermand; repudiation, retraction, |
Negation | Qualification; repudiation; retraction; confutation; refusal; prohibition. |
Nonobservance | Retraction, retractation, repudiation, nullification; protest; forfeiture. |
Tergiversation | Tergiversation, recantation; palinode, palinody; renunciation; abjuration,abjurement; defection; (relinquishment); going over; Verb: apostasy; retraction, retractation; withdrawal; disavowal; (negation); revocation, revokement; reversal; repentance; -redintegratio amoris. |
Unbelief Doubt | Noun: unbelief, disbelief, misbelief; discredit, miscreance; infidelity; (irreligion); dissent; change of opinion; retraction. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Retraction |
| English words defined with "retraction": backdown ♦ climb-down ♦ Jag bolt ♦ Palinode, Palinodial, phimosis ♦ retractile, Retractive ♦ withdrawal. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "retraction": amoeboid cells ♦ capacity retracting, Clot Retraction ♦ gage height, gauge height ♦ nonmonotonic reasoning ♦ operating carrier ♦ reticulite. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I do, I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future (A Fish Called Wanda; writing credit: John Cleese; Charles Crichton) | |
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | The introduction of toxins into the marine environment have drastic effects on the organisms that live there. This is an image of an English sole with fin retraction. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Note any change in pigmentation, color, texture, mobility, and other abnormalities of the mucosa, making sure that the commissures are examined carefully and are not covered by the retractors during the retraction of the cheek. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Ghana | Resolutions recommended by the NMC include retraction, apology, and the printing of rejoinders. (references) |
Azerbaijan | As a result some restrictions eased, including: The reduction and or abolishment of tariffs and import taxes on newsprint supplies, improved access to government printing houses, the retraction of libel suits by government officials, and the issuance of broadcasting licenses to regional independent stations. (references) | |
Economic History | Malaysia | The retraction of the market has resulted in intense competition and aggressive cost cutting. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Retraction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Retraction" is used about 58 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 58 | 44,427 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "retraction": Clot Retraction ♦ Duane Retraction Syndrome ♦ landing gear retraction lock ♦ Retraction of Publication [Publication Type] ♦ retraction spring. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
retraction | 10 |
foreskin retraction | 10 |
bid retraction | 8 |
nipple retraction | 7 |
intercostal retraction | 4 |
de pistolet retraction | 4 |
gum retraction | 3 |
retraction cord | 3 |
penis retraction | 3 |
retraction testicle | 2 |
duanes retraction syndrome | 2 |
affect angle does light much retraction roof | 2 |
foreskin permanent retraction | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "retraction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | tërheqje (affinity, allurement, appeal, appetence, appetency, attraction, attractiveness, crush, draw, drawing, enchantment, enticement, haul, jerk, lure, magnetization, pull, pullback, recall, recession, recoil, retirement, retreat, revocation, strain, stretch, tow, traction, tug, withdrawal), mbledhje (accumulation, addition, assemblage, assembly, clearing, collection, congregation, contraction, convocation, council, erection, furl, gathering, Ingathering, meeting, muster, picking, proceedings, rally, reaping, round up, session, shrinkage, sitting, squat, summation, turn out). (various references) | |
Arabic | تقلص (contract, cringe, dwindle, retract, shrink, shrinkage, shrivel), تراجع (back away, back down, back up, backwards, blemish, degradation, draw back, drawback, fall back, fall behind, give back, give ground, give the right of way, kick, lose ground, move back, palinode, recede, recess, recession, recoil, regress, regression, renege, retire, retract, retreat, retreating, retrogression, sell out, stand, take back, turn back, unsay, withdraw), إنكماش (shrink, shrinkage, tunnel), إنقباض (constriction, contraction, shrink, shrinkage, shrinking, tone), إنسحاب (cave, drop out, recession, retreat, retreating, secession, withdrawal), إنضمام (joining). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | свиване (compression, constriction, contraction, cringing, crouch, flection, flick, inflection, inflexion, shrink, shrinkage, shrug), сбръчкване, ретракция, отричане (abnegation, denial, denouncement, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, proscription, recantation, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, retractation, traverse), анулиране (abatement, abrogation, annulment, cancellation, cassation, defeat, invalidation, nullification, recision, repeal, rescission, voidance, write off), прибиране (gathering), дръпване назад. (various references) | |
Chinese | "缩 (Constricted, Contracted, Contracting, contraction, Necked, shrinkage, shrinking, shrunk, shrunken). (various references) | |
Czech | zatažení, odvolání (abolishment, abolition, abrogation, appeal, countermand, recall, recantation, remedy, repeal, rescission, retractility, revocation, withdrawal). (various references) | |
Danish | retraktion. (various references) | |
Dutch | retractie. (various references) | |
Farsi | توکشیدن (Inhale), انقباض (Contraction, Pluck, Shrinkage, Torsion, Traction), استغفار, استرداد (Reclamation, Recovery, Refund, Restoration). (various references) | |
French | rétraction (recantation), rétractation (retractation). (various references) | |
German | Widerruf (cancellation, countermand, recantation, revocation, withdrawal), Retraktion, Rückzug (drawback, retirement, retreat, withdrawal). (various references) | |
Greek | συστολή (bashfulness, constraint, contraction, coyness, shrinkage, shyness, systole), ανάκληση (abrogation, recall, recallment, repeal, revocation, withdrawal, withdrawament), αναίραιση. (various references) | |
Hebrew | חזר" (repetition, return, review, turn), "תכחשות (alienation, contradiction, denial, disavowal, renunciation). (various references) | |
Hungarian | visszahúzás (drag, pulling back), behúzás (pulling in, slog), visszavonás (cancellation, recantation, repeal, retractation, revocation, withdrawal), visszatáncolás, összehúzódás (constriction, constringency, contraction, shrink, shrinkage, traction), összehúzás (constriction, contraction, puckering). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pencabutan (deprivation, extraction, revocation). (various references) | |
Italian | ritrazione, ritiro (evacuation, haunt, recession, reclamation, retirement, retreat, seclusion, takingback, withdrawal), retrazione, contrazione (constriction, contraction, jerk, shrinkage, twitch). (various references) | |
Manx | crappey. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | etractionray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | retratação (disavowal, disclaimer, palinode, recantation, retractation, withdrawal), retraimento (offishness, retreat, wince), retracao, retracção (shrinkage), retracção (withdrawal), retração (recoil, shrinkage, withholdment). (various references) | |
Romanian | retragere (backing, climb down, recall, recession, refuge, regress, retire, retirement, retiring, retreat, seclusion, withdrawal), retractare (recantation, withdrawal). (various references) | |
Russian | стягивание (constriction, constringency, strapping), втягивание (intake), опровержение стягивающий. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | retrakcija (retractation), poricanje (denial, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, retractation, traverse). (various references) | |
Spanish | retracción (withdrawal). (various references) | |
Swedish | retraktion, indragande (retractive), återkallande (recall, revocation). (various references) | |
Turkish | sözünden dönme (backdown, retractation), sözünü geri alma (recantation, retractation), içeri çekme, içeri çekilme, geri çekme (recall). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | утягування (intake), скорочення (abatement, abbreviation, abridgement, abridgment, ax, axe, cancellation, castration, contraction, curtailment, cutback, pruning, retrenchment), зречення (abdication, abjuration, abnegation, demission, denial, repudiation). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự rút lại (recall), sự co rút. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | retractare. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "retraction": retractions. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "retraction" (pronounced rētra"kshun) |
| 7 | -t r a" k sh u n | abstraction, attraction, contraction, distraction, extraction, subtraction, traction. |
| 6 | -r a" k sh u n | diffraction, fraction, infraction. |
| 5 | -a" k sh u n | faction, action, dissatisfaction, exaction, inaction, interaction, liquefaction, reaction, satisfaction, transaction. |
| 4 | -k sh u n | fiction, abduction, addiction, advection, affection, affliction, auction, benediction, circumspection, collection, complexion, compunction, concoction, conduction, confection, conjunction, connection, constriction, construction, contradiction, convection, conviction, correction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, defection, depiction, dereliction, destruction, detection, diction, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissection, distinction, dysfunction, ejection, election, erection, eviction, extinction, flexion, friction, function, imperfection, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, injection, injunction, inspection, instruction, insurrection, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intersection, introduction, introspection, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, objection, obstruction, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, perfection, prediction, predilection, preelection, production, projection, protection, recollection, reconstruction, redirection, reduction, reelection, reflection, reinspection, reintroduction, rejection, reproduction, restriction, resurrection, sanction, section, seduction, selection, subsection, suction, transection. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-n-o-r-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: carnotite. | |
-2 letters: anoretic, anterior, carrotin, contrite, creation, interact, nitrator, reaction, retirant, retroact, taconite, traction, tricorne. | |
-3 letters: aconite, carotin, carrion, cattier, ceratin, certain, cirrate, citator, citrate, cittern, cointer, cornier, cottier, creatin, creator, critter, enactor, erotica, erratic, intreat, iterant, nattier, nictate, nitrate, noticer, rattier, reactor, retract, retrain, ricotta, tacrine, taction, tantric, terrain, tertian, tetanic, tonetic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-n-o-r-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: contrariety, retractions, retroacting, retroaction. | |
+2 letters: practitioner, retroactions, trichopteran, trochanteric. | |
+3 letters: anticorporate, confraternity, containerport, contrarieties, gerontocratic, intercortical, intertropical, macronutrient, nonretractile, orchestrating, orchestration, practitioners, procrastinate, recreationist, trichopterans. | |
+4 letters: anthropometric, containerports, enterobacteria, intercorporate, intercorrelate, macronutrients, nonretroactive, orchestrations, overextraction, procrastinated, procrastinates, recreationists, trisoctahedron. | |
+5 letters: anthropocentric, autocorrelation, confraternities, contradictories, counterirritant, counterreaction, enterobacterial, enterobacterium, heterochromatin, intercorrelated, intercorrelates, malpractitioner, nonarchitecture, orchestrational, overabstracting, overextractions, radioprotection, reaccreditation, recertification, reconcentrating, reconcentration, refortification, reorchestrating, reorchestration, teratocarcinoma, trigonometrical, trisoctahedrons. | |
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