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retention

/ɹiˈtɛnʃən/

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What does retention mean?

noun

  1. The act of retaining or something retained.
  2. The act or power of remembering things.
  3. Memory; what is retained in the mind.
More meanings (7)

noun

  1. The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.
  2. The length of time a patient remains in treatment.
  3. The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.
  4. The portion of a potential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.
  5. (obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
  6. (obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
  7. (obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɹiˈtɛnʃən/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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In this connection it should not be forgotten that the retention of these images is somewhat pedantic and depends upon unimportant things.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
And a simple retention of the traditional view seems to me a far preferable attitude to any elaborate attempt at rationalizing it.
L. W. (Leonard William) KingLegends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew TraditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2030
More book examples (3)
Bubendorf reports the spontaneous elimination of a fetal skeleton by the rectum after five years of retention, with recovery of the patient.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
We have learned how lowered vitality and the abnormal composition of thevital fluids favor the retention of systemic poisons in the body.
Henry LindlahrNature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease & CureProject Gutenberg ebook #4273
In the horse the retention is recognized at an earlier period than in ruminants, because of the prompt, decided symptom of pain.
Robert Alexander CraigCommon Diseases of Farm AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #8502