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retreated

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
retreat/rɪˈtriːt/

▶verb (of an army) withdraw from confrontation with enemy forces.

■ move back or withdraw.

■ withdraw to a quiet or secluded place.

▶noun

1 an act of retreating.
■ a signal for a military force to withdraw.

2 a quiet or secluded place.
■ a period or place of seclusion for prayer and meditation.

3 a military musical ceremony carried out at sunset.

– origin ME: from OFr. retret (n.), retraiter (v.), from L. retrahere (see retract).

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