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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retention \Re*ten"tion\, n. [L. retentio: cf F. r['e]tention.
See {Retain}.]
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 ???? of
preserving impressions. [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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
retention
n 1: the act of keeping in your possession [syn: {keeping}, {holding}]
2: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he
had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: {memory}, {retentiveness}]
3: the power of retaining liquid: "moisture retentivity of
soil" [syn: {retentiveness}, {retentivity}]
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