The act of holding, guarding, maintaining, or supporting:
The keeping of secrets;
The keeping of records.
The heirloom is in my keeping.
See synonyms at care.
There are 17 meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun keeping, two of which are labelled obsolete.
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Definition of keeping noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
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If something is in your keeping, you are taking care of it:
Being carefully taken care of.
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The meaning of keeping is conformity.
How to use keeping in a sentence.
Agreement or conformity in things or elements associated together.
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