RETENTION

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

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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

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