retention
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See also rétention
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English retencioun, from Latin retentiō, from retentus, the perfect passive participle of retinere (“‘retain’”) (from re- (“‘back, again’”) + tenere (“‘hold, keep’”)).
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retention (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
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the act of retaining or something retained
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the act or power of remembering things; memory
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the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
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[edit] Anagrams
- Alphagram: eeinnortt
- enter into
