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retreat
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho. Doublet of retract.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Noun
retreat (plural retreats)
- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- 1692, Roger L'Estrange, "Fable 100: An Old Man and a Lion", Fables of Aesop, page 115
- ... he built his son a house of pleasure, on purpose to keep him out of harm's way; and spared neither art nor cost to make it a delicious retreat.
- That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
- 1692, Roger L'Estrange, "Fable 100: An Old Man and a Lion", Fables of Aesop, page 115
- (rare and obsolete, euphemistic) A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
- A period of meditation, prayer or study.
- Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
- A signal for a military withdrawal.
- A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
Related terms
- retract
Translations
Verb
retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated) (intransitive)
- To withdraw from a position, go back.
- To withdraw militar forces
- To withdraw militar forces
- (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
- To slope back.
- a retreating forehead
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? treat
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i??t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Verb
retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated)
- Alternative spelling of re-treat
Further reading
- Retreat in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- treater, tree rat
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??tri?t/
Noun
retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreater, definite plural retreatene)
- a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
- a location for such activities
Usage notes
- Prior to the 2005 spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.
References
- “retreat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “retreat” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??tri?t/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreatar, definite plural retreatane)
- a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
- a location for such activities
Usage notes
- Prior to a revision made alongside the 2005 Bokmål spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.
References
- “retreat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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protection
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin pr?tecti? (“a covering over”), from Latin pr?t?ctus, perfect passive participle of pr?tegere (“to protect, cover in front”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???t?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
protection (countable and uncountable, plural protections)
- The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
- The state of being safe.
- A means of keeping or remaining safe.
- A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
- (insurance) Coverage.
- Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
- (obsolete) A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
- (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
- (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
Derived terms
Related terms
- protect
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French protection, from stem of Late Latin pr?tecti? (“a covering over”), from Latin pr?t?ctus, perfect passive participle of pr?tegere (“to protect, cover in front”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.t?k.sj??/
Noun
protection f (plural protections)
- protection
Related terms
Further reading
- “protection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- picoteront
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