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# retinere **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** retinere-2 ## Words From This Root - retentiveness - the capacity to retain or remember things, especially knowledge - retainer - a fee paid to secure services; a servant or device that holds something in place - retentivity - the capacity to retain something, especially memory or magnetism
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retentiveness
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/rɪˈtɛntɪvnəs/
the capacity to retain or remember things, especially knowledge
retainer
C2+
/rɪˈteɪnɚ/
a fee paid to secure services; a servant or device that holds something in place
retentivity
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/ˌritɛnˈtɪvəti/
the capacity to retain something, especially memory or magnetism
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