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retention

/rɪ'tɛnʃən/

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noun
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
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memory retentiveness retentivity

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faculty module mental faculty
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the power of retaining liquid
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retentiveness retentivity

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impermeableness impermeability
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the act of retaining something
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holding keeping

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ownership possession

Definition that contains retention

preeclampsia abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated
urinary bladder a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine
pre-eclampsia abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated