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noun
Conformity or harmony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Charge or care.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of keep
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of retaining something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: retention, holding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: possession, ownership
Narrower terms: withholding, storage
noun
the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: guardianship, safekeeping
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duty, responsibility, obligation
Narrower terms: hands, custody
noun
conformity or harmony
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
