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retention

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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