retentio

Meaning

  1. (declension-3) a holding back; holding in; a withholding
  2. (declension-3) a retaining, keeping back
  3. (declension-3) preservation, maintenance

Pronounced as (IPA)
[rɛˈtɛn.ti.oː]
Etymology

From retineō (“to keep or hold back”) + -tiō.

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