Retent
/ɹɪˈtɛnt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 That which is retained.
"The retent, when known, stands before us as if reflected and inverted in a mirror, the nearest events in the past being this way the nearest as actually remembered."
Antonyms
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More examples"The retent, when known, stands before us as if reflected and inverted in a mirror, the nearest events in the past being this way the nearest as actually remembered."
Etymology
From Latin retentum, from retentus, perfect passive participle of retineō. See retain.