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Retention

Retention is a 9 letter word, used as a noun, an SAT word with Middle English origins, and has the letters eeinnortt (einort). Starts with r, ends with n, five consonants, four vowels and three syllables.

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9 Letters
5 Consonants
4 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use retention as a noun in a sentence.
About Retention
A 3 syllables noun and 9 letters with the letters e, i, n, o, r, and t, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter n. Retention starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters r, re, ret, rete, reten, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ntion, ..
Definition
The act of keeping in your possession
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Retention is set as a sat word that starts with r, ends with n, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 9 letters.
Pig Latin
Retention in Pig Latin is said as "etentionray or etentionrway".
Unigram
r | e | t | e | n | t | i | o | n
Bigram
re | et | te | en | nt | ti | io | on
Trigram
ret | ete | ten | ent | nti | tio | ion
Quadrigram
rete | eten | tent | enti | ntio | tion
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the act of keeping in your possession
the power of retaining liquid;
"moisture retentivity of soil"
the power of retaining and recalling past experience;
"he had a good memory when he was younger"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Retention"

There are 535 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to retention.

SynonymDefinition
Abidancethe act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
Abjurationa disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Abnegationrenunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Absolute Interest
Absorbingcapable of arousing and holding the attention
"a fascinating story"
Accommodation(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye
Accordsympathetic compatibility
Accordancethe act of granting rights
"the accordance to Canada of rights of access"
Accordance Of Rights
Acquiescenceagreement with a statement or proposal to do something
"he gave his assent eagerly"
"a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from retention.
Anagram Definition
Retentionthe act of keeping in your possession

View English words with the unique letters used in retention. Words With The Letters Einort

Derives

Retention derives from 6 words.
Word Definition
Holdthe act of grasping
"he released his clasp on my arm"
"he has a strong grip for an old man"
"she kept a firm hold on the railing"
Hold Back
Hold On
Keepa cell in a jail or prison
Keep Back
Retainkeep in one''s mind
"I cannot retain so much information"

Hypernyms

Retention has 2 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Ownershipthe act of having and controlling property
Possessionanything owned or possessed

Hyponyms

There are 2 hyponyms for retention
Word Definition
Storagedepositing in a warehouse
Withholdingthe act of deducting from an employee''s salary

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