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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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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