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RETORTION

\ɹɪtˈɔːʃən], \ɹɪtˈɔːʃən], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɔː_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of RETORTION

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
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Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back.
Retaliation.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back.
Retaliation.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Retaliation.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Bending back (lit. & fig.); (Internat. law) retaliation by State upon subjects of another. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

n. Act of retorting or throwing back.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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