Retention : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Retention	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retention n the act of retaining something [syn: retention, keeping, holding] the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" Synonym(s): memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" Synonym(s): retentiveness, retentivity, retention
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retention \Reten"tion\, n. [L. retentio: cf. F. r[82]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.