retention

See also rétention

English

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Etymology

From Middle English retencioun, from Latin retentiō, from retentus, the perfect passive participle of retineō (“retain”) (from re- (“back, again”) + teneō (“hold, keep”)).

Noun

retention (plural retentions)

1. The act of retaining or something retained
2. The act or power of remembering things
3. A memory, what is retained in the mind
4. (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces

Related terms

• retentive
• retentiveness
• retentivity
• retentor

Translations

the act of retaining or something retained

Dutch: vasthouding, retentie Finnish: säilyttäminen

Italian: conservazione (it) f. Romanian: reținere (ro) f., retenție (ro) f. (medical)

the act or power of remembering things; memory

Dutch: geheugen n., herinneringsvermogen n., memorie, retentievermogen n. Finnish: muistaminen (fi)

German: Behalten (de) n. Romanian: memorare (ro) f., reținere (ro) f. (în memorie)

a memory

Dutch: herinnering (nl), memorie (nl)

Polish: pamięć  (pl) m. Romanian: memorie (ro) f., amintire (ro) f.

the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces

Dutch: retentie (nl)

Italian: ritenzione (it) f.

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French: rétention German: Erinnerung

Turkish: aklında tutabilmek

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