| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act of leaving: departure, egress, exit, exodus, going. See APPROACH. 2. A formal statement of disavowal: abjuration, palinode, recantation, retractation, retraction. See ACCEPT. 3. The moving back of a military force in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat: fallback, pullback, pullout, retirement, retreat. See FORWARD.
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