noun
- The power of retaining and recalling past experience.
- usage: "he had a good memory when he was younger"
- synonyms: memory, retention, retentiveness
- The property of retaining possessions that have been acquired.
- synonyms: retentiveness
- The power of retaining liquid.
- usage: "moisture retentivity of soil"
- synonyms: retentiveness, retention
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