Keeping

n.	1.	A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation. His happiness is in his own keeping. - South.
	2.	Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping. The work of many hands, which earns my keeping. - Milton.
	3.	Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other; his levity is not in keeping with the seriousness of the occasion.
	4.	(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.

Noun	1.	keeping - conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"
	2.	keeping - the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" Synonyms: safekeeping, guardianship
	3.	keeping - the act of keeping in your possession Synonyms: holding, retention

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