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retral

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re⋅tral

  [ree-truhl, re-]
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–adjective
at or toward the back; posterior.
Origin:
1870–75; retr(o)- + -al 1

Related forms:
re⋅tral⋅ly, adverb
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re·tral   (rē'trəl, rět'rəl)   
adj.  

  1. Situated at, located close to, or directed toward the back.

  2. Backward; reverse.


[From Latin retrō, back; see re- in Indo-European roots.]
re'tral·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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