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retentional

retentional adjective: of or pertaining to retention.

Adjective

retentional (comparative more retentional, superlative most retentional)

  1. Of or pertaining to retention
  2. retaining

Forms of retentional

comparativemore retentional
superlativemost retentional

Origin of retentional

From retention + -al.

Questions about retentional

What does retentional mean?
Retentional means of or pertaining to retention.
What part of speech is retentional?
Retentional is an adjective.

Words near retentional in the dictionary

  1. retention ponds
  2. retention tank
  3. retention tanks
  4. retention time
  5. retention times
  6. retentional
  7. retentionist
  8. retentionists
  9. retentions
  10. retentive
  11. retentively

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