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retrocessive Definition


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retrocede
verb retroceded, retroceding
    intr
    1. To move back; to recede.
    2. To grant back (territory) to a government or country.
Derivative: retrocedent
adj
    Derivative: retrocession
    noun
      Derivative: retrocessive
      adj
        Etymology: 17c: from Latin retrocedere, cedere to cede or yield.



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