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   Re·ten·tion

   /rəˈtenSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the continued possession, use, or control of something: "the retention of deposits by landlords remains an issue"
   • ▪ the fact of keeping something in one's memory: "the children's retention of facts"
   • ▪ the action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance: "the soil's retention of moisture"
   • ▪ failure to eliminate a substance from the body: "eating too much salt can lead to fluid retention"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the power to retain something): from Old French, from Latin retentio(n-), from retinere ‘hold back’ (see retain).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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