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retentive(1) (iou)



retentive noun.LME.
[French, formed as RETENTIVE adjective.]
Retention; spec. the power of retaining something in the mind; recollection, memory. LME-L15.
A restraining force; a means of restraint. E-M17.
euphem. In pl. The organs which regulate excretion. L17-E18.