retent

English

Etymology

From Latin retentum, from retentus, perfect passive participle of retineō. See retain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈtɛnt/

Noun

retent (plural retents)

1. That which is retained.
   • 1854, Laurens Perseus Hickok, Empirical Psychology: Or, The Science of Mind from Experience:

     The retent, when known, stands before us as if reflected and inverted in a mirror, the nearest events in the past being this way the nearest as actually remembered.

Derived terms

• retentate

Anagrams

• Netter, netter, tenter

Catalan

Verb

retent

1. gerund of retre