retention

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retention (enc)

Noun	1.	retention - the act of keeping in your possession holding, keeping possession, ownership - the act of having and controlling property withholding - the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence" storage - the act of storing something
	2.	retention - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" retentiveness, memory faculty, mental faculty, module - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind recollection, remembrance, anamnesis - the ability to recall past occurrences
	3.	retention - the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" retentivity, retentiveness impermeability, impermeableness - the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid urinary retention - holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention"

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