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| re·ten·tion [ ri ténsh'n ] |
noun |
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1. keeping or holding of something: the act of retaining something or the condition of being retained
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2. memory: the ability to remember things
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3. physiology holding in of waste: the holding in the body of waste that is normally excreted
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin retention-< past participle of retinere (see retain)] |
