different between retentive vs retentor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus.

Adjective

retentive (comparative more retentive, superlative most retentive)

1. Having power to retain

   a retentive memory

   • c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 1 Scene 3

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

2. (slang, apocope) anal-retentive

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Noun

retentive (plural retentives)

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

References

• retentive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Italian

Adjective

retentive

1. feminine plural of retentivo

Anagrams

• trivenete

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor (plural retentors)

1. A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position

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Anagrams

• rottener

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor m (plural retentoren or retentors or retentores, diminutive retentortje n)

1. (law) The holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own

Related terms

• retentie

Latin

Etymology

From retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /re?ten.tor/, [r??t??n?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re?ten.tor/, [r??t??n?t??r]

Noun

retentor m (genitive retent?ris); third declension

1. One who holds back; detainer, retainer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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References

• retentor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• retentor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor m (plural retentores)

1. retainer (any thing or person that retains)
2. (law) holder (person who holds a property)

Adjective

retentor m (feminine singular retentora, masculine plural retentores, feminine plural retentoras, comparable)

1. retaining (that retains)

Related terms

• reter