retention, keeping, holding
(noun) the act of retaining something
retentiveness, retentivity, retention
(noun) the power of retaining liquid; “moisture retentivity of soil”
memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity
(noun) the power of retaining and recalling past experience; “he had a good memory when he was younger”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retention (countable and uncountable, plural retentions)
The act of retaining or something retained
The act or power of remembering things
A memory; what is retained in the mind
(medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
(medicine) The length of time an individual remains in treatment
(obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
(obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
(obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.
(legal) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.
• enter into, tontineer
Source: Wiktionary
Re*ten"tion, n. Etym: [L. retentio: cf. F. rétention. See Retain.]
1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
2. The power of retaining; retentiveness. No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention. Shak.
3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a [R.] Shak.
4. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. Shak.
5. Place of custody or confinement.
6. (Law)
Definition: The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien. Erskine. Craig. Retention cyst (Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the natural secretions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 June 2024
(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
