Definition of Retention

Noun: retention  ri'ten-shun

  1. The act of retaining something
    - keeping, holding
     
  2. The power of retaining and recalling past experience
    - memory, retentiveness, retentivity
     
  3. The power of retaining liquid
    "moisture retention of soil";
    - retentiveness, retentivity
     
  4. (medicine) the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces

See also:
retenes
retentions

Anagrams containing the word retention

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