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keeping

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keeping in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
    "he left his car in my keeping"
    guardianship  keeping  safekeeping 
  2. the act of retaining something
    retention  keeping  holding 
  3. conformity or harmony
    "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"
    keeping 
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