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
• Estonian: säilitamine (et)
• Finnish: säilyttäminen
• Irish: coinneáil (ga) f
• Italian: conservazione (it) f

• Romanian: reținere (ro) f, retenție (ro) f (medical)
• Russian: удержание (ru) (uderžánije) n, удерживание (ru) (uderživánije) n, сохранение (ru) (soxranénije) n
• Spanish: retención (es) f

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)
• Russian: сохранение в памяти (ru) (soxranénije v pámjati) n
• Spanish: retentiva (es) f

a memory

• Dutch: herinnering (nl), memorie (nl)
• Polish: pamięć (pl) m
• Romanian: memorie (ro) f, amintire (ro) f

• Russian: память (ru) (pámjatʹ) f
• Spanish: recuerdo (es) m

the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces

• Dutch: retentie (nl)
• Italian: ritenzione (it) f

• Russian: задержание (ru) (zaderžánije) n, удержание (ru) (uderžánije) n
• Spanish: retención (es) f

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Translations to be checked

• French: rétention
• German: Erinnerung

• Turkish: aklında tutabilmek

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