retention
noun
Meaning
- The act of retaining or something retained
- The act or power of remembering things
- A memory; what is retained in the mind
- The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
- The length of time an individual remains in treatment
- That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
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