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1. retention
noun. ['riːˈtɛnʃən'] the act of retaining something.
Synonyms
- possession
- keeping
- withholding
- storage
- ownership
Antonyms
- volatile storage
- software
- non-volatile storage
- nonvolatile storage
Etymology
- retencioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- retentio (Latin)
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Rhymes with Retention
- misapprehension
- comprehension
- condescension
- reinvention
- hypotension
- hypertension
- apprehension
- suspension
- prevention
- pretension
- extension
- convention
- contention
- laurentian
- invention
- dissension
- dimension
- detention
- attention
- ascension
- tension
- pension
- mention
- henschen
- gentian
How do you pronounce retention?
Pronounce retention as riˈtɛnʃən.
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Sentences with retention
1. Noun, singular or mass
Fill in any low areas with dirt to reduce water retention and avoid repeat nimbleweed growth.
Quotes about retention
1. Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of extreme physical hardship, can hold a man's soul in his body long past the point at which the body should have surrendered it.
- Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
2. retention
noun. ['riːˈtɛnʃən'] the power of retaining and recalling past experience.
Synonyms
- anamnesis
- retentiveness
- recollection
- remembrance
- mental faculty
- memory
- retentivity
- faculty
Antonyms
- porosity
- porousness
- permeableness
Etymology
- retencioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- retentio (Latin)
3. retention
noun. ['riːˈtɛnʃən'] the power of retaining liquid.
Synonyms
- retentiveness
- impermeableness
- impermeability
- retentivity
Antonyms
- irresoluteness
- nonconformity
- noncompliance
- addition
Etymology
- retencioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- retentio (Latin)