keeping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -iːpɪŋ

Noun

keeping (countable and uncountable, plural keepings)

1. conformity or harmony.

   The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.

   The foreground of this painting is not in keeping.

2. charge or care.
   • South

     His happiness is in his own keeping.

3. Maintenance; support; provision; feed.

   The cattle have good keeping.

   • Milton

     the work of many hands, which earns my keeping

Verb

keeping

1. present participle of keep

Derived terms

• in keeping with

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