Retention Definition
rĭ-tĕnshən
noun
A retaining or being retained.
Webster's New World
Power of or capacity for retaining.
Webster's New World
The practice of requiring a student to repeat a class or a year of school because of insufficient educational progress to advance.
American Heritage
A remembering; memory.
Webster's New World
Ability to remember.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Retention
Noun
Singular:
retention
Plural:
retentionsOrigin of Retention
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Middle English retencioun from Old French retention from Latin retentiō retentiōn- from retentus past participle of retinēre to retain retain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English retencioun, from Latin retentiō, from retentus, the perfect passive participle of retineō (“retain") (from re- (“back, again") + teneō (“hold, keep")).
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