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Retention

noun
Word Frequency: 10.1

Definitions

1.nounThe act of retaining or something retained
2.nounThe act or power of remembering things
3.nounA memory; what is retained in the mind
4.nounThe involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
5.nounThe length of time an individual remains in treatment
6.nounThat which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
7.nounThe act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
8.nounA place of custody or confinement.
9.nounThe right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.

Synonyms

retentivityretentivenesskeepingmemoryholdingretainerretainingretainmaintainreservekeepsustain

Rhymes With

apprehensioncontentioncondescensionconventioncomprehensiondissensionpretensiontension
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