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retention
/ɹiˈtɛnʃən/
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What does retention mean?
noun
- The act of retaining or something retained.
- The act or power of remembering things.
- Memory; what is retained in the mind.
More meanings (7)
noun
- The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.
- The length of time a patient remains in treatment.
- 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.
- The portion of a potential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.
- (obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
- (obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
- (obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹiˈtɛnʃən/
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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.
And a simple retention of the traditional view seems to me a far preferable attitude to any elaborate attempt at rationalizing it.
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.
We have learned how lowered vitality and the abnormal composition of thevital fluids favor the retention of systemic poisons in the body.
In the horse the retention is recognized at an earlier period than in ruminants, because of the prompt, decided symptom of pain.