retent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɛnt/

Noun

retent (plural retents)

  1. That which is retained.
    • 1854, Laurens Perseus Hickok, Empirical Psychology: Or, The Science of Mind from Experience:
      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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Verb

retent

  1. gerund of retre
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