retention

1. n. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. Source: opted

2. n. The power of retaining; retentiveness. Source: opted

3. n. That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions. Source: opted

4. n. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. Source: opted

5. n. Place of custody or confinement. Source: opted

6. n. The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien. Source: opted

7. n. the act of retaining something Source: wordnet

8. n. the power of retaining and recalling past experience Source: wordnet

9. n. the power of retaining liquid Source: wordnet

10. 1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. 2. The power of retaining; retentiveness. No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention. Shak. 3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a [R.] Shak. 4. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. Shak. 5. Place of custody or confinement. 6. (Law) The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien. Erskine. Craig. Retention cyst (Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the natural secretions. Source: webster

11. The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property untila debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.Erskine. Craig. Retention cyst (Med.), a cyst produced by obstructionof a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retentionof the natural secretions. Source: adambom

12. n:100 n. the act of retaining something Source: ecdict

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