Retention
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Ability to retain.
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The continued possession, use, or control of something.
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The act of retaining or something retained
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the power of retaining liquid
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The act or power of remembering things
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A memory, what is retained in the mind
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Retention refers to the act of keeping or continuing to have something. This could be pertaining to information, skills, employees in a company, or customers in a business. It involves maintaining or preserving something so that it continues to be in use or possession.
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that which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions
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place of custody or confinement
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rē-ten′shun, n. act or power of retaining: memory: restraint: custody: preservation: (med.) power of retaining, inability to void: (Scots law) a lien, the right of withholding a debt until a debt due to the claimant is paid.—n. Retent′, that which is retained.—adj. Reten′tive, having power to retain.—adv. Reten′tively.—ns. Reten′tiveness, Retentiv′ity; Reten′tor, a muscle which serves to retain an organ in place.—Magnetic retentiveness, coercive force.
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The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
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