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retention
noun
- 1. The act of retaining something or the state of being retained.
2. The power of retaining or capacity to retain something.
3. The ability to remember experiences and things learnt.
- Thesaurus: memory, recall, recognition, remembrance, recollection.
- The failure to get rid of fluid from the body.
noun
- Someone who advocates the retention of a policy, etc, especially the retention of capital punishment.
- Able to retain or keep, especially memories or information.
- Tending to retain (fluid, etc).
adverb
noun
