retracted
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Is retracted a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (phonetics, of a sound) Pronounced further back in the vocal tract.Examples: "My guess is that he substitutes a schwa sound for the retracted r in final position."Synonyms: backedAntonyms: advanced, fronted
2. (heraldry) Couped bendwise: cut off by a line diagonal to the main direction.Examples: "Pale, retracted, that is, shortened. It is a French term, used when pales are borne cut off, either pendent from the chief, or issuant from the base, which should be particularly noticed in the blazon."; "RETRACTED, said of charges when borne one shorter than another; as, three pales or palets issuant from the chief, retracted, that is, cut off bend ways, and hanging of different lengths."
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