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Definition of: retention
(ri·ten′shən) noun
1. The act of retaining.
2. The ability to remember; memory.
3. The keeping up or maintenance, as of a custom, practice, opinion, or intention.
4. Med. A holding within the body of materials normally excreted, as urine, etc. [<OF <L retentio, -onis]
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