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Backdown

Backdown Meaning & Definition
Backdown Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Backdown?

[n] a retraction of a previously held position

Synonyms | Synonyms for Backdown: climb-down | withdrawal

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See Also | abjuration | recantation | retraction

Backdown In Webster's Dictionary

\Back"down`\, n. A receding or giving up; a complete surrender. [Colloq.]

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