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re·tain Audio Help (rĭ-tān') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. re·tained, re·tain·ing, re·tains

To maintain possession of. See Synonyms at keep.
To keep or hold in a particular place, condition, or position.
To keep in mind; remember.
To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee.
To keep in one's service or pay.

[Middle English retainen, from Old French retenir, from Latin retinēre : re-, re- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

re·tain'a·bil'i·ty n., re·tain'a·ble adj., re·tain'ment n.

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retained
adjective
continued in your keeping or use or memory; "in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered"

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