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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.

retentiveness
noun
1.	the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: memory]
2.	the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
3.	the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil"