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re·ten·tive

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–adjective

1.	tending or serving to retain something.

2.	having power or capacity to retain.

3.	having power or ability to remember; having a good memory.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME retentif < MF < ML retentīvus, equiv. to L retent(us) (see retention) + -īvus -ive

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—Related forms

re·ten·tive·ly, adverb

re·ten·tive·ness, noun

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re·ten·tive Audio Help (rĭ-těn'tĭv) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining.
Having the ability or capacity to retain knowledge or information with ease: a retentive memory.

re·ten'tive·ly adv., re·ten'tive·ness n.

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retentive
adjective
1.	good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory" [ant: forgetful]
2.	having the capacity to retain something
3.	having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water; "soils retentive of moisture"

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reˈtentive [-tiv] adjective

able to retain
Example: a retentive memory

Arabic:	مُحْتَفِظ، مُحْتَجِز
Chinese (Simplified):	有保持力的
Chinese (Traditional):	有保持力的
Czech:	trvalý, dlouhodobý
Danish:	klæbehjerne
Dutch:	vasthoudend
Estonian:	meelespidav
Finnish:	hyvä
French:	fidèle
German:	festhaltend
Greek:	στεγανός
Hungarian:	megőrző; jó (emlékezőtehetség)
Icelandic:	sem heldur í sér, *geymir
Indonesian:	bisa dipertahankan
Italian:	ritentivo ottimo

Japanese:	保持力のある
Korean:	유지력이 있는; 기억력이 좋은
Latvian:	laba atmiņa
Lithuanian:	geras, gerai išlaikantis (drėgmę)
Norwegian:	som kan holde på, har god hukommelse
Polish:	trwały
Portuguese (Brazil):	retentor
Portuguese (Portugal):	retentor
Romanian:	fidel
Russian:	удерживающий; цепкий
Slovak:	výborný
Slovenian:	zanesljiv
Spanish:	retentivo
Swedish:	bevarande, gott
Turkish:	akılda tutan, unutmayan