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retention(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
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memory(noun, ability, recall, memory, reminiscence)
5
retentivity
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holding
3
keeping
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remembrance(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
2
anamnesis(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
2
consciousness(mind, recall, thought, perception, reflection)
2
remembering
2
tenacity
1
acquisitiveness
1
anamnestic
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awareness(mind, recall, thought, perception, reflection)
1
camera-eye(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
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cognizance(mind, recall, thought, perception, reflection)
1
dead-eye(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
1
impermeability
1
impermeableness
1
inhibition
1
maintenance
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