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retentive definition

re·ten·tive (-tiv)

adjective

  1. retaining or tending to retain
  2. having the power of or capacity for retaining
    1. tenacious a retentive memory
    2. having a good memory

Etymology: ME retentif < MFr < LL retentivus

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