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RETENTIVE

\ɹɪtˈɛntɪv], \ɹɪtˈɛntɪv], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_n_t_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of RETENTIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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tending to retain; "a retentive memory"; "soils retentive of moisture"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

tending to retain; "a retentive memory"; "soils retentive of moisture"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

That which retains or confines; a restraint.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

That which retains or confines; a restraint.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Tending, or having the power, to keep; as, a retentive memory.
Retentiveness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Retentiveness.
Having power to retain.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Retentiveness.
Having power or tendency to retain.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Having power to retain.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Able to retain.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Having the power to retain.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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