retent
English
Etymology
From Latin retentum, from retentus, perfect passive participle of retineō. See retain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɛnt/
Noun
retent (plural retents)
- 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.
- 1854, Laurens Perseus Hickok, Empirical Psychology: Or, The Science of Mind from Experience
Anagrams
- Netter, netter, tenter
Catalan
Verb
retent
- present participle of retre