| NOUN | act | retention, keeping, holding | the act of retaining something |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | retention, memory, retentiveness, retentivity | the power of retaining and recalling past experience | |
| attribute | retention, retentiveness, retentivity | the power of retaining liquid |
| Sounds | riyteh'nshahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of retaining something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | keeping, holding | |
| Narrower | storage | The act of storing something |
| withholding | The act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control | |
| Broader | possession, ownership | The act of having and controlling property |
| Spanish | holding, retención | |
| Catalan | retenció | |
| Adjectives | retentive | having the capacity to retain something |
| Verbs | retain | secure and keep for possible future use or application |
| Meaning | The power of retaining and recalling past experience. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | memory, retentiveness, retentivity | |
| Narrower | remembrance, recollection, anamnesis | The ability to recall past occurrences |
| Broader | faculty, mental faculty, module | One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind |
| Spanish | memoria, retentiva | |
| Catalan | memòria, retentiva | |
| Verbs | retain | keep in one's mind / mind |
| Meaning | The power of retaining liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | retentiveness, retentivity | |
| Narrower | urinary retention | holding urine in the urinary bladder |
| Broader | impermeability, impermeableness | The property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid / liquid |
| Spanish | retención, retenimiento | |
| Catalan | retenció | |
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