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Retentive

//ɹɪˈtɛntɪv// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having power to retain.

    "a retentive memory"

  2. 2
    Anal-retentive. apocopic, slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water wordnet
  2. 2
    good at remembering wordnet
  3. 3
    having the capacity to retain something wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    That which retains or confines; a restraint. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus.

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