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retentives

retentives is the plural of retentive.

Meaning of retentive

Noun

retentive (plural retentives)

  1. (obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint.

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Questions about retentives

What is retentives the plural of?
Retentives is the plural of retentive.

Words near retentives in the dictionary

  1. retentionists
  2. retentions
  3. retentive
  4. retentively
  5. retentiveness
  6. retentives
  7. retentivities
  8. retentivity
  9. retentor
  10. retentors
  11. retentostat

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