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- noun Plural form of
retortion .
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Examples
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For as scorners of reproofs, those that hear them unwillingly, that bear them haughtily and impatiently, with designs of revenge or disdainful retortions, have the characters of pride and folly indelibly fixed on them by the Holy Ghost; so their due admission and improvement is in the same infallible truth represented as an evident pledge of wisdom, and an effectual means of its increase.
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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It may be, also, that for the most part they are false, or misreported invidiously, or misapplied; and, true or false, have been sufficiently avenged by severe retortions.
A Discourse concerning Evangelical Love, Church Peace, and Unity 1616-1683 1965
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