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RETAINED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Continued in your keeping or use or memory
Example:
in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered
Synonyms:
maintained; retained
Classified under:
Similar:
preserved (kept intact or in a particular condition)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb retain
Context examples:
“He has, however, retained some degree of self-respect,” he continued, disregarding my remonstrance.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Tests showed that, more than a decade after infection, the survivor retained antibodies against Ebola.
(Experimental Ebola antibody protects monkeys, NIH)
She will get her business back into shape because she retained all of her clients and is fierce about fulfilling her promises to them.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The researchers also found that even in two dimensions, the material retained its magnetism.
(‘Magnetic graphene’ switches between insulator and conductor, University of Cambridge)
Fungi, necrosis of intraocular tumors, and retained intraocular foreign bodies often cause a purulent endophthalmitis.
(Endophthalmitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
If the native structure of the glycoprotein cannot be achieved it is retained in the ER.
(Endoplasmic Reticulum Degradation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
For this reason, I retained my modesty in very self-respect; and the more praise I got, the more I tried to deserve.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
A fastening device for a swinging part usually consisting of a bar that is retained in a slot.
(Latch Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
Loss of higher cortical functions with retained awareness due to multiple cortical or subcortical CEREBRAL INFARCTION.
(Multi-Infarct Dementia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Mammals do not have melanophores; however they have retained smaller pigment cells known as MELANOCYTES.
(Murine Melanophores, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
