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keeping definition

keep·ing (-iŋ)

noun

  1. observance (of a rule, holiday, promise, etc.)
  2. care; custody; charge
  3. maintenance or means of maintenance; keep
  4. the condition in which something is kept
  5. reservation for future use; preservation
keeping Idioms

in keeping with

in conformity or accord with

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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