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retentive
adjective(re-ten-tive)
having the power, property, or capacity of retaining; especially : retaining knowledge easily
retentive
adjective(re-ten-tive)
exhibiting or typifying personality traits (such as frugality and obstinacy) held to be psychological consequences of toilet training —often used in nontechnical contexts to describe someone as extremely or excessively neat, careful, or precise

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