retractive

re·trac·tive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ri-trak-tiv]
- /rɪˈtræk tɪv/
- /rɪ.ˈtræk.tɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-trak-tiv]
- /rɪˈtræk tɪv/

Definition of retractive word

adjective retractive tending or serving to retract. 1

Just one definition for retractive

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Origin of retractive

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English retractif < Old French; see retract1, -ive

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Parts of speech for Retractive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Retractive

retractive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

retractive usage trend in Literature

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