Word: retention
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
ten
tion
Definition: That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
Morphemes:
Affix: retention
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back, again
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: hold, keep