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Adjective
en-adj

1. Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory.

#:Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. Shak.

Noun
en-noun

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

References
R:Webster 1913

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