retention (n.)

  1. the act of retaining something

    [ Syn: keeping , holding ]

  2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience; he had a good memory when he was younger

    [ Syn: memory , retentiveness , retentivity ]

  3. the power of retaining liquid; moisture retentivity of soil

    [ Syn: retentiveness , retentivity ]

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