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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RETECTION

n.[L. retectus, from retego, to uncover; re and tego, to cover. ] The act of disclosing or producing to view something concealed; as the retection of the native color of the body.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RETECTION

Re *tec "tion, n. Etym: [L. retegere, retectum, to uncover; pref. re- +tegere to cover. ]

 

Defn: Act of disclosing or uncovering something concealed. [Obs. ] Boyle.