transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-trō-ˈsēd ]
verb
( -ced·ed ; -ced·ing )
Etymology: Latin retrocedere, from retro- + cedere to go, cede
Date: 1654
intransitive verb
: to go back : recede
transitive verb
[French rétrocéder, from Medieval Latin retrocedere, from Latin retro- + cedere to cede]
: to cede back (as a territory)
• ret·ro·ces·sion -ˈse-shən noun