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retent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈtɛnt/

Etymology

From Latin retentum, from retentus, perfect passive participle of retineō. See retain.

Meanings

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. 1854, Laurens Perseus Hickok, Empirical Psychology: Or, The Science of Mind from Experience:

Forms

Deriveds

retentate