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nonretention

nonretention noun: lack of retention; failure to retain something.

Noun

nonretention (uncountable)

  1. Lack of retention; failure to retain something.

Origin of nonretention

From non- + retention.

Questions about nonretention

What does nonretention mean?
Nonretention means lack of retention; failure to retain something.
What part of speech is nonretention?
Nonretention is a noun.

Words near nonretention in the dictionary

  1. nonretailing
  2. nonretained
  3. nonretaliation
  4. nonretaliatory
  5. nonretarded
  6. nonretention
  7. nonretentive
  8. nonreticence
  9. nonreticulate
  10. nonreticulated
  11. nonreticuloendothelial

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