Retentive

Definition: Meaning of, retentive in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈtɛntɪv /

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anal retentive (adjective)
1. psychoanalysis a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
anal retentive personality (noun)
1. usually as a consequence of toilet training psychoanalysis a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development
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small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor

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