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retrieval - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'retrieval' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Retrieval [ n.]
- The act retrieving.

Meaning of 'retrieval' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . retrieval [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
Example in sentence:
  • my retrieval of people's names is very poor

Nearby Words:

ret retable retail retailed retailer retailing retailment retain retainable retainal

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