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Meaning of 'keeping' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Keeping [ n.]
- A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
- Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.
- Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other.
- Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
2 . Keeping [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
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Meaning of 'keeping' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . keeping [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
Example in sentence:
  • he left his car in my keeping
Meaning (2):
- conformity or harmony
Example in sentence:
  • his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion

Nearby Words:

kee keech keel keelage keeled keeler keelfat keelhaul keelhauled keelhauling

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