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retention definition

re·ten·tion (ri ten′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a retaining or being retained
  2. power of or capacity for retaining
    1. a remembering; memory
    2. ability to remember
  4. Med. the retaining within the body of matter normally excreted

Etymology: ME retencioun < MFr retention < L retentio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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