Retention

English

Noun

Retention (plural Retentions)

1. The act of retaining or something retained
2. The act or power of remembering things
3. A memory, what is retained in the mind
4. (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces

Adjectives for Retention

undue; stubborn; corresponding; enforced.

Thesaurus

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