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English Dictionary: retreated by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retreated
n
  1. people who have retreated; "he had only contempt for the retreated"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Retreat \Re*treat"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retreated}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Retreating}.]
      To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to
      withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.
  
               The rapid currents drive Towards the retreating sea
               their furious tide.                                 --Milton.
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