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retention

/rɪ'tɛnʃən/ · rɪtɛnʃən

Retention has 3 syllables: re · ten · tion.

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ten
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noun. The power of retaining and recalling past experience.

noun. The power of retaining liquid.

noun. The act of retaining something.

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