keeping (n.)

  1. conformity or harmony; his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion'

  2. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; he left his car in my keeping

    [ Syn: guardianship , safekeeping ]

  3. the act of retaining something

    [ Syn: retention , holding ]

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