retention

Retention is the act or condition of keeping or containing something.

(noun)

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noun

Origin: ME retencioun < MFr retention < L retentio

See retention in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of retaining.
b. The condition of being retained.
Capacity or power of retaining.
An ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.
Something retained.
Involuntary withholding of bodily wastes or secretions that are normally eliminated.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English retencioun

Origin: , from Old French retention

Origin: , from Latin retentiō, retentiōn-

Origin: , from retentus

Origin: , past participle of retinēre, to retain; see retain

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