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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. (Paint.) Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping. Keeping room, a family sitting room.

Syn. - Care; guardianship; custody; possession.