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| NOUN | 1 | retention, keeping, holding | The act of retaining something |
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| 2 | retention, memory, retentiveness, retentivity | The power of retaining and recalling past experience | |
| 3 | retention, retentiveness, retentivity | The power of retaining liquid |
| Sounds | riyteh'nshahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| Meaning | The act of retaining something. |
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| Synonyms | keeping, holding |
| Broader | possession, ownership |
| Narrower | withholding; storage |
| Adjectives | retentive |
| Verbs | retain |
| Meaning | The power of retaining and recalling past experience. |
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| Synonyms | memory, retentiveness, retentivity |
| Broader | faculty, mental faculty, module |
| Narrower | remembrance, recollection, anamnesis |
| Verbs | retain |
| Meaning | The power of retaining liquid. |
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| Synonyms | retentiveness, retentivity |
| Broader | impermeability, impermeableness |
| Narrower | urinary retention |
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