R / rē^tractĭo
noun

rē^tractĭo

gen. rē^tractōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A drawing back; retreating
A drawing back, retreating: graduum, i. e. the breadth, Vitr. 3, 4, 4.—
figuratively
A diminishing
A diminishing: dierum (opp. auctio), Macr. S. 1, 14.—
Hesitation; refusal
Hesitation, refusal: sine ullā retractione, Arn. 5, 162.