Retent

//ɹɪˈtɛnt// noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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"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.

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