Retained

//ɹɪˈteɪnd// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of retain form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    continued in your keeping or use or memory wordnet

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preservedaliveconservedeideticenduringfresh

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"Unlike his sister, he has retained the religious faith his parents brought him up in."

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