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Retentive
noun
Word Frequency:
0.4
Definitions
1.
noun
That which retains or confines; a restraint.
2.
adjective
Having power to retain
"a retentive memory"
3.
adjective
(slang, apocope) anal-retentive
Synonyms
retaining
acquisitive
tenacious
recollective
holding
long
encopresis
retainable
reservative
tenible
fast
conservative
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