RETENTION


Meaning of RETENTION in English

■ noun

1》 the act of retaining or state of being retained.

2》 failure to eliminate a substance from the body: fluid ~.

Origin

ME: from OFr., from L. retentio(n-) , from retinere (see retain ).

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