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Definition of Retrenched
1. retrench [v] - See also: retrench
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retrenched
Literary usage of Retrenched
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Grammar of the Italian Language by Pietro Bachi (1829)
"Words terminating in «, and words accented on the last syllable, are never retrenched.
Words retrenched in the singular are never retrenched in the plural ..."
2. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"The price paid to the Government of Uganda was Rupees 8266. Transvaal retrenched
Civil Servants. Sin GILBERT PARKER : I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of ..."
3. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1809)
"The lavish quantity of urns and sculpture; behind the garden front should be
retrenched." Such were the sentiments of Mr. Walpole on this celebrated villa, ..."
4. Brave Belgians by Camille Buffin, Alys Hallard (1918)
"CHAPTER The First Attack of the retrenched Camp [of Antwerp (September 4, 1914)
BY FATHER ... retrenched ..."
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