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the act of retaining something memory: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" retentiveness: the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil"
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| retrogression |
degeneration: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form regression: returning to a former state
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| return |
come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity render: give back; "render money" revert: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" hark back: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" tax return: document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return" a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" bring back to the point of departure the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love" restitution: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" make a return; "return a kickback" the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp" retort: answer back come back: be restored; "Her old vigor returned" the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" recurrence: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" refund: pay back; "Please refund me my money" render: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" rejoinder: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" reelect: elect again return key: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" fall: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure" render: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble reappearance: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
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| reticular |
reticulate: resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system"
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| retrospective |
an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification"
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