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retentive

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re⋅ten⋅tive

  [ri-ten-tiv]
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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

Related forms:
re⋅ten⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅ten⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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re·ten·tive   (rĭ-těn'tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining.

  2. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·ten·tive
Pronunciation: ri-'ten-tiv
Function: adjective
: tending to retain: as a : retaining knowledge : having a good memory retentive mind> b : of, relating to, or being a dental retainer retentive arm of a partial denture>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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