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; Middle English retentif <
Middle French <
Medieval Latin retentīvus, equivalent to
Latin retent(
us) (see
retention) +
-īvus -ive Related forms re·ten·tive·ly, adverb
re·ten·tive·ness, noun
non·re·ten·tive, adjective
non·re·ten·tive·ly, adverb
non·re·ten·tive·ness, noun
un·re·ten·tive, adjective
un·re·ten·tive·ly, adverb
un·re·ten·tive·ness, noun
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