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retention

/r/I/'t/E/n/S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. the act of retaining something

    noun.act

    Synonyms holding keeping

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience

    noun.cognition

    Synonyms memory retentiveness retentivity

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. the power of retaining liquid

    noun.attribute

    Synonyms retentiveness retentivity

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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