What is the power of retaining; retentiveness. No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention. Shak called?
retention — The power of retaining; retentiveness. No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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