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noun a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
noun a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
noun a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
originEtymology tree English retain Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English retainer From retain + -er.
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