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noun
Absence of retention; the state or quality of being irretentive; lack of power to retain information
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: forgetfulness
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English retention English irretention From ir- + retention.
