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(1):

(n.) The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.

(2):

(n.) The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.

(3):

(n.) The power of retaining; retentiveness.

(4):

(n.) That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions.

(5):

(n.) The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.

(6):

(n.) Place of custody or confinement.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Retention'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/retention.html. 1828.
 
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