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retainment

retainment noun: retention.

Noun

retainment (countable and uncountable, plural retainments)

  1. retention

Forms of retainment

pluralretainments

Origin of retainment

From retain + -ment.

Words that rhyme with retainment

Questions about retainment

What does retainment mean?
Retainment means retention.
What part of speech is retainment?
Retainment is a noun.
What is the plural of retainment?
The plural of retainment is retainments.

Words near retainment in the dictionary

  1. retaining valve
  2. retaining valves
  3. retaining wall
  4. retaining walls
  5. retainings
  6. retainment
  7. retainments
  8. retains
  9. retains and explains
  10. retakable
  11. retakaful

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