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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.
Noun
retentor (plural retentors)
- A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position
Anagrams
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)
- (law) the holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own
Latin
Etymology
From retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.
Pronunciation
Noun
retentor m (genitive retentōris); third declension
- One who holds back; detainer, retainer
Declension
Third-declension noun.
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 retentōrem, from retentō (“to hold back, to hold fast”), from retineō (“to retain, to hold back”), from re- + teneō (“to hold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
retentor m (plural retentores)
- retainer (any thing or person that retains)
- (law) holder (person who holds a property)
Adjective
retentor (feminine retentora, masculine plural retentores, feminine plural retentoras)
- retaining (that retains)